DIA68A0037

NTSB accident investigation · M.Dessault Falcon · Parkersburg, WV · March 13, 1968

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
March 13, 1968
Place
Parkersburg, WV · PARKERSBURG, WV
Injuries
6 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N1846M.Dessault Falcon
Status
Completed · report May 15, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
111129

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0775  68/3/13    PARKERSBURG,W VA    M.DESSAULT FALCON   CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0742                    N1846               PX-  4  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 AGE 44, 12704 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 695 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WOOD COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PLT MADE TOUCH AND GO LNDG TO CHECK BRAKING ACTION.ALLOWED INSUFFIENT RNWY TO EXECUTE GO AROUND.

Aircraft

Registration
N1846
Reported as
M.Dessault Falcon
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo fan
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Wood County

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.