# NTSB ERA25LA305: Dassault/Sud FAN JET Falcon SER D, N229CK, Mount Airy, MD, April 15, 2025

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report
- Date: April 15, 2025, 08:00 local (12:00 UTC)
- Place: Mount Airy, MD
- Coordinates: 39.3409, -77.1316 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3409&lon=-77.1316&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-descent: Part(s) separation from AC](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/338)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Parties: BEA, FAA/FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 200823
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA25LA305
- NTSB preliminary report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/200823/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA305

## Preliminary report

On April 15, 2025, about 0800 eastern daylight time, a Dassault/Sud Fan Jet Falcon Series D, N229CK, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Mount Airy, Maryland. The airline transport pilot and commercial copilot were not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 positioning flight. The operator reported that during the descent toward the destination area, the flightcrew heard a loud “bang,” which was followed by a vibration, and they decided to divert to the nearest suitable airport, Eastern WV Regional Airport/Shepard Field, Martinsburg (MRB), West Virginia. The flightcrew did not declare an emergency and subsequently landed at MRB uneventfully. After exiting the airplane, the flightcrew noted that the right engine cowling was separated and a portion of the cowling was wrapped around the right horizontal stabilizer.

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Enroute-descent: Part(s) separation from AC](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/338) (defining event); cases with it: [Dassault/Sud FAN JET FALCON SER D, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/338/sequence.md?model=2720304), [All aircraft, 563 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/338/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N229CK](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N229CK), registered now, S/N 229, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DASSAULT/SUD FAN JET FALCON SER D (NO SERIES)
- Registry model: [Dassault/Sud FAN JET FALCON SER D](https://openairdocs.org/model/dassault-sud-fan-jet-falcon-ser-d) (registry code 2720304) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [GE CF700 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf700-series) (registry code 30010, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 229
- Year built: 1970
- Airframe hours: 37845
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Positioning, Part 91
- Operator: Kalitta Charters LLC
- Registered owner: Kalitta Charters LLC
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport
- Last inspection: AAIP, November 22, 2024, 36 hours before
- Departed: YIP, Ypsilanti, MI
- Destination: DOV, Dover, DE
- Flight plan: IFR
- Equipment: Auto-pilot, Electronic flight bag or handheld device, Stall warning system, ADS-B, Angle of attack indicator

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 220° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 21,000 ft overcast
- Temperature: 61 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter: 29.59 inHg
- Observed at: KBWI, 23 nm away
- METAR: METAR KBWI 151154Z 22004KT 10SM FEW090 SCT110 OVC210 16/12 A2959 RMK AO2 SLP018 70006 T01610122 10167 20144 58006=

## FAA reports on this event (1)

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

- [Incident 20250415003579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250415003579I), Apr 15, 2025: Dassault/Sud FAN JET FALCON SER D, Martinsburg, WV, Minor damage. Shortly after beginning the decent phase of flight, inbound to kdov (dover air force base), the crew reported hearing a loud bang followed by a vibration. The…

## Other investigations on N229CK (1)

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.

- [NTSB ENG23WA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG23WA010), Nov 22, 2022: Dassault/Sud FAN JET Falcon SER D (N229CK), Toluca, Mex, Mexico, incident, minor damage

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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