# Accident 20030104000179A: Braero HS125700A, Telluride, CO, January 4, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 4, 2003, 09:00 local time
- Place: Telluride, CO
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 37.9539° N, 107.9086° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9539&lon=-107.9086&mi=10
- Aircraft: N270KA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BRAERO HS125700A
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN03IA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03IA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030104000179A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(.19) ON JANUARY 4, 2003, APPROXIMATELY 0900 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A HAWKER SIDDELEY HS. 125 SERIES 700A, N270KA, PILOTED BY AN AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT, ENCOUNTERED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT DURING TAXI FOR TAKEOFF AT THE TELLURIDE REGIONAL AIRPORT, TELLURIDE, COLORADO. THE AIRPLANE WAS SHUT DOWN AND AN EMERGENCY EVACUATION WAS ACCOMPLISHED. THE CAPTAIN, FIRST OFFICER, AND FOUR PASSENGERS ON BOARD WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE UNSCHEDULED, DOMESTIC BUSINESS FLIGHT FROM TELLURIDE, COLORADO, TO OXFORD, CONNECTICUT, WAS BEING CONDUCTED ON AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES PLAN UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 135. THE CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. AN INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED A VENTURI FAN UNIT, LOCATED AFT OF THE REAR CABIN BULKHEAD, WAS CHARRED. INSULATION, WIRES, AND AIR DUCTS IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY OF THE UNIT WERE CHARRED. NO OTHER ANOMALIES WERE FOUND. THE VENTURI FAN UNIT WAS RETAINED FOR FURTHER EXAMINATION.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN03IA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03IA032), Jan 4, 2003: Hawker Siddeley HS-125-700A (N270KA), Telluride, CO, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: the overheated and burned venturi fan motor.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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