# NTSB DEN79DA017: Hawker-Sdly 125, N3MF, Taos, NM, January 26, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 26, 1979
- Place: Taos, NM · TAOS, NM
- Location: 36.3871° N, 105.5808° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Taos, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3871&lon=-105.5808&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 10 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 31, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136984
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN79DA017
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79DA017

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0628  79/1/26    TAOS,NM             HAWKER-SDLY 125     CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1200                    N3MF                PX-  0  0  8  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  36, 8335 TOTAL HOURS, 60
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TA0S MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BARTLESVILLE,OK             TAOS,NM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3MF](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3MF-2012-09-25), registration cancelled 2012-09-25, S/N 25093, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HAWKER-SDLY 125
- Registry model: [Hawker Siddeley DH-125](https://openairdocs.org/model/hawker-siddeley-dh-125) (registry code 4230102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Brist Sid MARK-521](https://openairdocs.org/engine/brist-sid-mark-521) (registry code 10201, turbo-jet) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ta0s Muni

## 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 19790126014239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790126014239A), Jan 26, 1979: Waco 125, Taos, NM, Substantial damage. Made hard landing which resulted in ruptured tires and bent wheels,ran off runway into snow bank. Weather a factor.

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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