- Date
- January 30, 1980
- Place
- Chicago, IL · CHICAGO, IL
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 4 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N253KFalcon 10
- Status
- Completed · report August 27, 1980
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA report
- 19800130005519A
- Case key
- 80130
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1574 80/1/30 CHICAGO,IL FALCON 10 CR- 1 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1547 N253K PX- 1 3 0 CORP/EXEC 33, 3453 TOTAL HOURS, 635 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MEIGS FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHICAGO,IL BATTLE CREEK,MI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO PROVIDE ADEQ.DIRECTIVES,MANUAL,EQUIPMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- FLTCREW FAILED TO RELEASE PRKG BRAKE.LACK OF ADEQUATE COMPANY CHECKLIST PROCEDURES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N253K
- Reported as
- Falcon 10
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Meigs Field
N253KRegistration cancelled Apr 29, 1980 · Dassault-Breguet FALCON 10Airframe modelDassault-Breguet FALCON 10Engine modelGarrett TFE731 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.