FTW74AF056

NTSB accident investigation · Dassault Falcon · Ft.Worth, TX · January 18, 1974

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
January 18, 1974
Place
Ft.Worth, TX · FT.WORTH, TX
Injuries
2 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7824MDassault Falcon
Status
Completed · report March 20, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740118003199A
Case key
187118

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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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3-0141  74/1/18    FT.WORTH,TEX        DASSAULT FALCON     CR-  0  2  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1845                    N7824M              PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 43, 7400 TOTAL HOURS, 350
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MEACHAM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MONTGOMERY,ALA              FT.WORTH,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HYDROPLANING ON WET RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - RAIN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  3000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                           RAIN SHOWERS, THUNDERSTORM
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     TAIL WIND 158-202 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           50                                                       8
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- CLRD ILS CIRCLING APCH,PLT REQ STRAIGHT IN.LND NORMALLY IN HEAVY RAIN.DIDNT DEPLOY DRAG CHUTE.

Aircraft

Registration
N7824M
Reported as
Dassault Falcon
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo fan
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Meacham

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.