CHI67A0023

NTSB accident investigation · Hawker-Sdly DH-125 · Paducah, KY · August 15, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 15, 1966
Place
Paducah, KY · PADUCAH, KY
Injuries
6 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N926GHawker-Sdly DH-125
Status
Completed · report April 7, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
122473

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0736  66/8/15    PADUCAH KY          HAWKER-SDLY DH-125  CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0840                    N926G               PX-  0  0  4  CORP/EXEC                 34, 6127 TOTAL HOURS, 454
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PADUCAH-BARKLEY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INSTRUMENTS-MISREAD OR FAILED TO READ
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY WEATHER BUREAU PERSONEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  400
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                            RAIN, THUNDERSTORM
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      75
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          200                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          BELOW MINIMUMS                                           IFR
        REMARKS- ACFT.STRUCK GROUND 2500 FT SHORT OF RNWY.MIN IFR ALT.IS 400 FT.PLT MADE GOARND,LANDED EVANSVLE IND

Aircraft

Registration
N926G
Reported as
Hawker-Sdly DH-125
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo jet
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Paducah-Barkley