Vliegtuigongeval op 18 JAN 1974 met Dassault Falcon 20C N7824M - Fort Worth-Meacham Field, TX (FTW)
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Status:Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Datum:vrijdag 18 januari 1974
Tijd:18:45
Type:Silhouette image of generic FA20 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Dassault Falcon 20C
Luchtvaartmaatschappij:Cauble Enterprises
Registratie: N7824M
Constructienummer: 42
Bouwjaar: 1966
Bemanning:slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 2
Passagiers:slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 0
Totaal:slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 2
Schade: Afgeschreven
Gevolgen: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Plaats:Fort Worth-Meacham Field, TX (FTW) (   Verenigde Staten)
Fase: Landing (LDG)
Soort vlucht:Zaken
Vliegveld van vertrek:Montgomery (unknown airport), AL, Verenigde Staten
Vliegveld van aankomst:Fort Worth-Meacham Field, TX (FTW/KFTW), Verenigde Staten
Beschrijving:
The pilot requested a straight in approach, but was cleared for a circling ILS approach. A rain shower passed the airport and an 8-knot 158-202 degree tailwind was present as the Falcon 20 approached the field. After touchdown the plane hydroplaned. The pilot did not deploy the drag chute and the plane overran the wet runway.

Probable Cause:

PROBABLE CAUSE:
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
FACTORS:
weather - rain
miscellaneous acts,conditions - downwind
weather briefing - briefed by flight service personnel, by radio
weather forecast - forecast substantially correct

Bronnen:
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photo of Dassault-Falcon-20C-N7824M
accident date: 18-01-1974
type: Dassault Falcon 20C
registration: N7824M
photo of Dassault-Falcon-20C-N7824M
accident date: 18-01-1974
type: Dassault Falcon 20C
registration: N7824M
 
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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