MIA67A0059

NTSB accident investigation · Hawker-Sdly DH 125 · Freeport Bahamas (Atlantic Ocean) · November 21, 1966

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
November 21, 1966
Place
Freeport Bahamas (Atlantic Ocean) · FREEPORT BAHAMAS, AO
Injuries
1 fatal, 1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N235KCHawker-Sdly DH 125
Status
Completed · report June 1, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
120609

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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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2-0912  66/11/21 NR.FREEPORT BAHAMAS   HAWKER-SDLY DH 125  CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 2014                    N235KC              PX-  1  0  0  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED      33, 6300 TOTAL HOURS, 152
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INSTRUMENTS-MISREAD OR FAILED TO READ
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PILOT&COPILOT MINIMUM CREW REQUIRED.NIGHT APPROACH OVER UNLIGHTED WATER.PAX MISSING,PRESUMED DEAD.

Aircraft

Registration
N235KC
Reported as
Hawker-Sdly DH 125
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo jet
Damage
Destroyed

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.