Last updated: 25 May 2020
| Status: | Final |
| Date: | Wednesday 13 March 1968 |
| Time: | 07:42 |
| Type: |  Dassault Falcon 20C |
| Operator: | M Air Inc. |
| Registration: | N1846 |
| C/n / msn: | 47 |
| First flight: | 1966 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Parkersburg-Wood County Airport, WV (PKB) ( United States of America)
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| Crash site elevation: | 262 m (860 feet) amsl |
| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Dayton Airport, OH (DAY/KDAY), United States of America |
| Parkersburg-Wood County Airport, WV (PKB/KPKB), United States of America |
Hit dirt bank during a touch-and-go. The runway was covered with ice and slush.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE:
pilot in command - delayed in initiating go-around
pilot in command - misjudged distance
FACTOR(S):
airports/airways/facilities - airport conditions: ice/slush on runway
Classification:
Runway excursion
Sources:
» NTSB» Charleston Daily Mail March 13,1968
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Dayton Airport, OH to Parkersburg-Wood County Airport, WV as the crow flies is 244 km (153 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Dayton Airport, OH to Parkersburg-Wood County Airport, WV as the crow flies is 244 km (153 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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Falcon 20
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- 2nd loss
- The first fatal accident
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