FTW67A0083

NTSB accident investigation · Hawker-Sdly DH125 · New Orleans, LA · February 11, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 11, 1967
Place
New Orleans, LA · NEW ORLEANS, LA
Injuries
7 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N142BHawker-Sdly DH125
Status
Completed · report June 19, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
119085

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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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2-0057  67/2/11    NEW ORLEANS,LA      HAWKER-SDLY DH125   CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 5772
        TIME - 0700                    N142B               PX-  0  0  5  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 77 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKEFRONT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           COPILOT - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- CREW WAS DISTRACTED BY SEA GULLS FLYING NEAR APPOACH TO LANDING RUNWAY.

Aircraft

Registration
N142B
Reported as
Hawker-Sdly DH125
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo jet
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Lakefront