Unfallbericht:
The aircraft encountered heavy rain on short final, so the pilot decided to go around. The aircraft crashed on the runway.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
weather - wind shear
weather - sudden windshift
FACTORS:
weather - rain
weather briefing - recieved recorded briefing by lfmf radio
weather forecast - forecast substantially correct
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Datum: | Freitag 11 Juli 1975 |
| Zeit: | 23:55 |
| Flugzeugtyp: |  Grumman G-159 Gulfstream I |
| Fluggesellschaft: | Collins Radio Corp. |
| Kennzeichen: | N71CR |
| Werknummer: | 163 |
| Baujahr: | 1965 |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 2 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 7 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 9 |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | Dallas-Addison Airport, TX (ADS) ( USA)
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| Flugphase: | Annäherung (APR) |
| Betriebsart: | Geschäftsflug |
| Flug von: | Cedar Rapids Airport, IA (CID/KCID), USA |
| Dallas-Addison Airport, TX (ADS/KADS), USA |
The aircraft encountered heavy rain on short final, so the pilot decided to go around. The aircraft crashed on the runway.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE:
weather - wind shear
weather - sudden windshift
FACTORS:
weather - rain
weather briefing - recieved recorded briefing by lfmf radio
weather forecast - forecast substantially correct
Informationsquelle:
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Distance from Cedar Rapids Airport, IA to Dallas-Addison Airport, TX as the crow flies is 1082 km (676 miles).
Distance from Cedar Rapids Airport, IA to Dallas-Addison Airport, TX as the crow flies is 1082 km (676 miles).
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