Dassault FALCON 50 N784B
10 November 1985 · Fairview, New Jersey, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 10 November 1985 at about 22:22 local time, a Dassault FALCON 50 registered N784B was involved in an accident near Fairview, New Jersey, United States. 8 people were on board and 5 died. One person on the ground also died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:22
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fairview, New Jersey, United States
- Nearest airport
- Teterboro (TEB)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Dassault FALCON 50
- Registration
- N784B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91F: Special Flt Ops.
- Purpose of flight
- Executive/Corporate
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Morristown → Teterboro
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- DCA86AA004
People
5 people died, including 1 on the ground.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured | On the ground |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
DASSAULT FALCON 50 (D50), N784B, WAS ON VOR/DME-A APCH AT DUSK TO CIRCLE/LND AT TETERBORO (TEB), AS PIPER PA-28, N1977H,WAS TRANSITING ARPT TRAFFIC AREA (ATA) FM WEST TO EAST AT 1500' IN VFR (NO FLT PLN). PA-28 PLT WAS CLRD THRU ATA BY TEB TWR (STAYING BLO TCA FLOOR AT 1800'). LCL CTLR (LC) WAS ALSO HANDLING SVRL OTR ACFT & RDO FREQ WAS CONGESTED. ARTS COM- PUTER DIDN'T ACQUIRE D50'S EARLY DEP FM MORRISTOWN. TRACON HAD COORDINATED D50 ARRIVAL WITH TEB TWR, BUT TWR COORDINATOR& CLNC DELIVERY CTLR FAILED TO SPECIFICALLY NOTIFY THE LC. LC WAS SURPRISED WHEN D50 CREW (ARRIVING AT A SOMEWHAT FAST SPEED) CONTACTED HIM. LC GAVE TRAFFIC INFO TO D50 CREW, BUT PROVIDED MISLEADING ADVISORY CONCERNING THE PA-28'S DRCTN OFFLT. SUBSEQUENTLY, D50 & PA-28 CONVERGED & COLLIDED AT EDGE OF ATA, 4.5 MI ESE OF ARPT. D50 CRASHED IN APARTMENT BLDG, KILLING 1 & INJURING 2. EVIDENCE OF BREAKDOWN IN ATC COORDINATION; ATC MANAGEMENT AT TEB FAILED TO RECOGNIZE & CORRECT OPERATIONAL PROBLEMS. BRITE RADAR AT TEB TWR DID NOT DISPLAY ALPHA-NUMERIC DATA OR RANGE MARKS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Aircraft involved
| Aircraft | Registration | Operator | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dassault FALCON 50 FALCON 50 | N784B | - | Destroyed |
| Piper PA-28-181 PA-28-181 | N1977H | - | Destroyed |
Other Dassault FALCON accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1984 | Dassault FALCON 10 | Trenton, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Mar 1975 | Dassault FALCON | Grand Prairie, Texas, United States | LTV Aerospace | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Sep 1975 | Dassault FALCON | Warwick, Rhode Island, United States | Federal Expres | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 1974 | Dassault FALCON | Buffalo, New York, United States | Federal Expres | No injuries | - |
| 7 Oct 1974 | Dassault FALCON | Southern Pines, North Carolina, United States | Mair Inc | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jan 1974 | Dassault FALCON | Ft.worth, Texas, United States | REX Cauble ENT | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jul 1985 | Burkhart Grob G-109B | Pittstown, New Jersey, United States | Burkhart Grob, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 11 Aug 1985 | Piper PA-28-180 | Lakewood, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 1985 | Piper PA-28-140 | Bedminster, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 1985 | Cessna 152 | Marlboro, New Jersey, United States | Hossley Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 1985 | Cessna 425 | Manahawkin, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1985 | Piper PA-28-161 | Wildwood, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |