Last updated: 8 December 2019
| Statuts: | Enquête Officielle |
| Date: | mardi 4 mars 1975 |
| Heure: | 06:46 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  Dassault Falcon 20C |
| Compagnie: | LTV Aerospace |
| Immatriculation: | N990L |
| Numéro de série: | 43 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1966 |
| Equipage: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 2 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 3 |
| Total: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 5 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Perte Totale |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | Dallas-Hensley Field NAS, TX ( Etats-Unis d'Amérique)
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| Phase de vol: | Au décollage (TOF) |
| Nature: | Affaires |
| Aéroport de départ: | Dallas-Hensley Field NAS, TX, Etats-Unis d'Amérique |
| Washington (unknown airport), DC, Etats-Unis d'Amérique |
The horizontal stabilizer had been inspected prior to departure, but it was left in the full nose down position. On takeoff from runway 17 the Falcon did not rotate. Takeoff was aborted but it overran the wet runway into Mountain Creek Lake.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE:
pilot in command - inadequate preflight preparation and/or planning
pilot in command - failed to follow approved procedures,directives,etc.
pilot in command - delayed action in aborting takeoff
miscellaneous acts,conditions - incorrect trim setting
FACTOR(S):
airports/airways/facilities - airport conditions: wet runway
miscellaneous acts,conditions - checklist-failed to use
miscellaneous acts,conditions - ran off end of runway
miscellaneous acts,conditions - aircraft came to rest in water
Sources:
» NTSBPhotos
Les informations ci-dessus ne représentent pas l'opinion de la 'Flight Safety Foundation' ou de 'Aviation Safety Network' sur les causes de l'accident. Ces informations prélimimaires sont basées sur les faits tel qu'ils sont connus à ce jour.
