Dassault-Breguet FALCON 50 N1181G
12 May 1985 · Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 12 May 1985 at about 22:00 local time, a Dassault-Breguet FALCON 50 registered N1181G was involved in an accident near Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, United States. 6 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, United States
- Nearest airport
- Americana (CO2)
- Coordinates
- 42.5800, -88.4201
- Aircraft
- Dassault-Breguet FALCON 50
- Registration
- N1181G
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Executive/Corporate
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Wheelin → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI85LA194
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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
HIGH SINK RATE DEVELOPED ON SHORT FINAL. ACFT TOUCHED DOWN 13 FT PRIOR TO RUNWAY BEFORE SINK RATE COULD BE ARRESTED. LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER CONTACTING EDGE OF RWY WHICH IS 7 INCHES HIGHER THAN SURROUNDING TERRAIN. TAIL SECTION OF ACFT CAUGHT FIRE JUST PRIOR TO COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP 2900 FT DOWN THE RWY. PILOTS WHO FREQUENTLY FLY IN AND OUT OF THE ARPT STATED, WIND SHIFTS NEAR THE RWY ARE COMMON IN GUSTY CONDITIONS BECAUSE OF HILLY TERRAIN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Dassault-Breguet FALCON accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jun 1989 | Dassault-Breguet FALCON 20 | Cartersville, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 20 Jan 1989 | Dassault-Breguet FALCON 900 | South Bend, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Oct 1990 | Dassault-Breguet FALCON 50 | Parkersburg, West Virginia, United States | DOW Chemical Company | No injuries | - |
| 18 Dec 1992 | Dassault-Breguet FALCON 10 | McCall, Idaho, United States | Manchester Group | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Feb 1993 | Dassault-Breguet FALCON 10 | Aurillac, France | Conaero, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1994 | Dassault-Breguet FALCON 900 | Detroit, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Oct 1985 | Bell 47G-5 | Plainfield, Wisconsin, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Sep 1985 | Douglas DC-9-14 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States | - | Fatal | 31 |
| 11 Feb 1985 | Cessna 150D | Siren, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Feb 1985 | Cessna 177RG | Janesville, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Feb 1985 | Piper PA-28-180 | Ephriam, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Feb 1985 | Piper PA-23-250 | Markesan, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |