# NTSB CHI80AA024: Falcon 10, N253K, Chicago, IL, January 30, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 30, 1980
- Place: Chicago, IL · CHICAGO, IL
- Location: 41.8500° N, 87.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8500&lon=-87.6501&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal, 4 serious
- Status: Completed, report August 27, 1980
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 80130
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80AA024
- Board report AAR8106 (PDF): https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR8106.pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80AA024

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N253K-1980-04-29), registration cancelled 1980-04-29, S/N 10, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FALCON 10
- Registry model: [Dassault-Breguet FALCON 10](https://openairdocs.org/model/dassault-breguet-falcon-10) (registry code 2730101) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Garrett TFE731 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/garrett-tfe731-series) (registry code 29001, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Meigs Field

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800130005519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800130005519A), Jan 30, 1980: Amd FALCON10, Chicago, IL, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Unable to reach vr speed. Ran off end of runway into lake. Found brakes had been overheated,possibly on for takeoff

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.

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