- Date
- October 4, 1984, 23:37 local (Oct 5, 1984, 04:37 UTC)
- Place
- Aberdeen, SD
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N127MWHamburger Flugzeugbau Hansa HFB-320
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841004076339A
- Case key
- 16503
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The hansa jet HFB-320 acft crashed on takeoff from the Aberdeen airport after the flt crew selected the incorrect rwy for takeoff. The acft was observed running off the end of rwy 17, which is 3860 ft long, where it struck a fence, ditch, road & another ditch then became airborne, the landing gear separated during the above sequence. The acft was than observed to level off momentarily, then descend in a rt turn until impact. Investigation revealed the crew had been flying 12 hrs except for refueling stops & cargo loading. In addition, calculations revealed the acft was over gross wt by approx 1 ton. The proper rwy for takeoff was 13 (40 degree chance) and 6900 ft long. Rwy used was restricted to acft les than 12,500 gto wt. N127MW weighed over 20,000 lbs.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N127MW
- Reported as
- Hamburger Flugzeugbau Hansa HFB-320 (HANSA HFB-)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1027
- Airframe hours
- 3,200
- Engine
- GE CJ6101, 2,850 lbs thrust, turbo jet
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Mccollum Aviation Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- AAIP · September 1, 1983
- Departed
- ABR · Aberdeen, SD
- Destination
- YIP · Yipsilante, MI
- Flight plan
- VFR/IFR
- Airport
- ABR · Aberdeen Regional, runway 17, 3,860 × 100 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 61
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Airline transport, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Multi-engine sea, Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Helicopter, Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Toxicology
- Performed
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 160° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 57 °F, dew point 50 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ABR, 1 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.