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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Dassault/Sud FAN JET FALCON · Thomson, GA · October 5, 2021

Date: October 5, 2021 · 05:44 local
Place: Thomson, GA
Airport: Thomson-Mcduffie County
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: VPOA
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N283SA
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA22FA004
Reported as: Dassault/Sud FAN JET Falcon
Reported engine: GE CF700 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 11,120 total1,498 in this make and model108 in the last 90 days

N283SARegistered now · Dassault/Sud FAN JET FALCONS/N 83 Airframe modelDassault/Sud FAN JET FALCON Engine modelGE CF700 seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On October 5, 2021, at 0544 eastern daylight time, a Dassault Fan Jet Falcon airplane, N283SA serial #83, departed from lubbock preston smith international airport (lbb), lubbock, Texas enroute to Thomson-Mcduffie airport was destroyed when it impacted terrain near the Thomson-Mcduffie County Airport (hqu), Thomson, Georgia. The captain and first officer were fatally injured. The airplane was privacy data omitted, as an on-demand cargo flight under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations part 135.

As the FAA filed it

ON OCTOBER 5, 2021, AT 0544 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A DASSAULT FAN JET FALCON AIRPLANE, N283SA SERIAL #83, DEPARTED FROM LUBBOCK PRESTON SMITH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (LBB), LUBBOCK, TEXAS ENROUTE TO THOMSON-MCDUFFIE AIRPORT WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN NEAR THE THOMSON-MCDUFFIE COUNTY AIRPORT (HQU), THOMSON, GEORGIA. THE CAPTAIN AND FIRST OFFICER WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, AS AN ON-DEMAND CARGO FLIGHT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 135.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA22FA004Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportThomson, GAThe flight crew’s continuation of an unstable dark night visual approach and the captain’s instruction to use air brakes during the approach contrary to airplane operating limitations, which resulted in a descent below the glide path, and a collision with…Oct 5, 2021 · Destroyed