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| Date: | Wednesday 30 December 1998 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Dassault Falcon 20D |
| Owner/operator: | Knighthawk Air Express Limited |
| Registration: | C-GTAK |
| MSN: | 197 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | |
| Location: | St. John's, Newfoundland -
 Canada
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | TSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Knighthawk flight 8073, a Falcon 20D aircraft, serial number 197, was a cargo flight from Gander, Newfoundland, with two pilots on board. The aircraft was on an instrument approach to runway 16 at St. John's, Newfoundland. During the approach, severe turbulence and wind shear were encountered. This resulted in a sudden loss of altitude and impact with the tops of trees. The crew executed a wind shear recovery, declared an emergency, and then carried out a second uneventful approach to the same runway. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the left wing; there were no injuries to the crew.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
TSB
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