Descripción:
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
| Estado: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Fecha: | viernes 11 julio 1975 |
| Hora: | 23:55 |
| Tipo: |  Grumman G-159 Gulfstream I |
| Operador: | Collins Radio Corp. |
| Registración: | N71CR |
| Numéro de série: | 163 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1965 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 2 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 7 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 9 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | Dallas-Addison Airport, TX (ADS) ( Estados Unidos de América)
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| Fase: | Aproximación (APR) |
| Naturaleza: | Ejecutivo |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Cedar Rapids Airport, IA (CID/KCID), Estados Unidos de América |
| Dallas-Addison Airport, TX (ADS/KADS), Estados Unidos de América |
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
Fuentes:
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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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