# NTSB DCA78AA017: British AC 1-11, N1550, Rochester, NY, July 9, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 9, 1978
- Place: Rochester, NY · ROCHESTER, NY
- Location: 43.1548° N, 77.6156° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rochester, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1548&lon=-77.6156&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 9 minor, 67 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 10, 1979
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 79551
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA78AA017
- Board report AAR7902 (PDF): https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR7902.pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA78AA017

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0010   78/7/9    ROCHESTER,NY        BRITISH AC 1-11     CR-  0  0  4  SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1750                    N1550               PX-  0  1 72                            46, 13461 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            7008 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MONROE COUNTY
        OPERATOR - U.S. AIR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          BOSTON,MA                   MONTREAL,CANADA              ROCHESTER,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           COPILOT - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        REMARKS- REQUIRED CALLOUTS NOT MADE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1550](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1550-1981-06-19), registration cancelled 1981-06-19, S/N 044 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BRITISH AC 1-11
- Registry model: [British BAC 1-11 203/AE](https://openairdocs.org/model/british-bac-1-11-203-ae) (registry code 1480208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Monroe County

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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