# NTSB MKC66A0043: Hawker-Sdly DH-125, N1135K, Des Moines, IA, February 24, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: February 24, 1966
- Place: Des Moines, IA · DES MOINES, IA
- Location: 41.6005° N, 93.6091° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Des Moines, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6005&lon=-93.6091&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious, 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 1, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174155
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC66A0043
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66A0043

## NTSB brief

```
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1135K-1966-04-15), registration cancelled 1966-04-15, S/N 25019, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HAWKER-SDLY DH-125
- Registry model: [Hawker Siddeley DH-125](https://openairdocs.org/model/hawker-siddeley-dh-125) (registry code 4230102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Des Moines Muni

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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