| Date: | Tuesday 17 October 1978 |
| Time: | 16:00 |
| Type: |  Morane-Saulnier MS.760B Paris II |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N760J |
| MSN: | 006 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Alief, TX -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Brownsville Airport, TX (BRO/KBRO) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot of the Paris II jet initiated a go-around after a failed attempt to land at Brownsville Airport, Texas, and retracted the gear. The aircraft lost height and speed, stalled and skidded off end of runway.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
pilot in command - misjudged distance and speed
pilot in command - delayed in initiating go-around
pilot in command - failed to obtain/maintain flying speed
FACTOR:
terrain - rough/uneven
miscellaneous acts,conditions - poorly planned approach
miscellaneous acts,conditions - ran off end of runway
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
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