MKC66A0043

NTSB accident investigation · Hawker-Sdly DH-125 · Des Moines, IA · February 24, 1966

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
February 24, 1966
Place
Des Moines, IA · DES MOINES, IA
Injuries
2 serious, 1 minor, 3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N1135KHawker-Sdly DH-125
Status
Completed · report September 1, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
174155

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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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2-0190  66/2/24    DES MOINES IOWA     HAWKER-SDLY DH-125  CR-  0  2  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 7330
        TIME - 1357                    N1135K              PX-  0  0  4  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 375 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DES MOINES MUNI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: ABORTED
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - GUST LOCKS ENGAGED

Aircraft

Registration
N1135K
Reported as
Hawker-Sdly DH-125
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo jet
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Des Moines Muni

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.