- Date
- January 12, 1989, 04:45 local (09:45 UTC)
- Place
- Tipp City, OH
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- CGDOVHawker Siddeley HS.748 Series 2A
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report December 10, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 8076
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Probable cause
The NTSB’s determination of the probable cause, and any contributing factors.
Improper IFR procedure by the first officer (copilot) during takeoff, his lack of instrument scan (improper use of flight/navigation instruments), his failure to maintain a positive rate of climb or to identify the resultant descent, and the captain's inadequate supervision of the flight. Contributing factors were: dark night, low ceiling, drizzle, the first officer's lack of total experience in the type of operation, and possible spatial disorientation of the first officer.
Analysis
Drg ngt cargo opn, check capt (rgt seat) was evaluating the 1st officer (f/o, left seat) for psbl upgrade to capt. bfr depg, flt was clrd for rgt turn after tkof to 020 deg. Tkof bgn at 0441:11. Wtr/methanol injection was used (to 1st pwr rdcn). At 0441:49, lndg gear was retracted; 8 sec ltr 1st pwr rdcn was made, then a freq chg was approved. Capt noted they shld clb to 1500' MSL (aprx 500' AGL) bfr turning. At abt 300' AGL, acft entered ovc & bgn a steep rgt turn. CVR indcd capt was performing cockpit duties at this time & giving info to f/o abt the dep. FDR showed acft rchd max alt of 423' AGL & bgn dscndg. At 0442:22, capt remarked to f/o, 'don't go down . . . Get up . . . Up up up . . . Up, OH!' At abt that time, acft hit in an open fld, but contd flying for aprx 3/4 mi. It then hit a tree & crashed in a wooded area. Inv revealed that drg svrl trng flts & 2 check flts, the f/o demonstrated difficulty in performing instrument flt due todisorientation, narrow focus of attention, or lack of instrument scan (inst fixation), especially drg hi task work load.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Aircraft
- Registration
- CGDOV
- Reported as
- Hawker Siddeley HS.748 Series 2A (HS.748 SER)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1582
- Airframe hours
- 35,817
- Engine
- Rolls-Royce DART-7/MK.534, 2,040 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- In-Flight
- Flight
- Part 129
- Operator
- Bradley Air Service, Ltd
- Registered owner
- Bradley Air Services Ltd
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · January 8, 1989 · 25 hours before
- Departed
- DAY · Dayton, OH
- Destination
- YUL · Montreal
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- DAY · James M Cox/Dayton Intl, runway 24R, 9,500 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 37
- Certificates
- Foreign, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 5,847 total · 3,200 in this make and model · 139 in the last 90 days · 33 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 210° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 300 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 50 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DAY, 1 nm away