| Date: | Wednesday 30 January 1980 |
| Time: | 15:48 |
| Type: |  Dassault Falcon 10 |
| Owner/operator: | Kellogg Co. |
| Registration: | N253K |
| MSN: | 010 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3196 hours |
| Engine model: | Garrett TFE731-2-1C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Chicago-Merrill C Meigs Field, IL (CGX) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Chicago-Merrill C Meigs Field, IL (CGX/KCGX) |
| Battle Creek-WK Kellogg Regional Airport, MI (BTL/KBTL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The takeoff of the Dassault Falcon 10 was commenced without releasing the parking brake.
The Falcon overran runway 18 at Chicago-Merrill C Meigs Field, IL and came to rest in 25 feet of water about 300 feet from the departure end of the runway.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The flightcrew's failure to release the parking brake before the takeoff roll was started, which resulted in significant wheel/brake drag and a nosedown pitching moment that inhibited the aircraft's capability to effect a normal acceleration and rotation for takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the lack of adequate company checklist procedures to insure the timely release of the parking brakes."
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