Hawker Siddeley DH 125-400A N100HF
7 November 1985 · Sparta, Tennessee, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 7 November 1985 at about 13:35 local time, a Hawker Siddeley DH 125-400A registered N100HF, operated by Hardee's Food System, Inc., was involved in an accident near Sparta, Tennessee, United States. 5 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 4 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sparta, Tennessee, United States
- Nearest airport
- Sparta-White Co. (SRB)
- Coordinates
- 35.9303, -85.4709
- Aircraft
- Hawker Siddeley DH 125-400A
- Registration
- N100HF
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Hardee's Food System, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Rocky Mount → Sparta
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL86FA020
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
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
TEN MINUTES PRIOR TO LANDING HEAVY RAIN FELL ON AIRPORT.ACFT MAD NORMAL TOUCHDOWN,SPOILERS & LIFT DUMP ACTIVATED.PIC DELAYED BRAKE APPLICATION AS USUAL AND DID NOT GET THRUST LEVERS IN IDLE.AFTER ACFT PASSED MID-FIELD TAXIWAY PIC REPORTED BRAKES BECAME INEFFECTIVE.ACFT HYDROPLANED ON WATER-COVERED RUNWAY AND OVERRAN DEPARTURE END,DOWN AND EMBANKMENT, & HIT A DITCH.RUNWAY HAD AN OFF CENTER CROWN, GRASS WAS ABOUT TWO FEET TALL AT RUNWAY EDGE, AND A DAM HAD FORMED FROM PREVIOUSLY CUT GRASS WHICH PREVENTED WATER DRAINAGE.AIRPORT MANAGER SAID HE WAS NOT AWARE WATER WOULD STAND ON RUNWAY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hawker Siddeley DH-125 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Aug 1986 | Hawker Siddeley DH-125-1A | Bedford, Indiana, United States | Fred Bullard & Assoc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 13 Aug 1989 | Hawker Siddeley DH-125-3A | Houston, Texas, United States | Skytravel Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1994 | Hawker Siddeley DH-125-3A | Waukegan, Illinois, United States | D.b. Aviation/Ditka Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Dec 2002 | Hawker Siddeley DH-125 | Seattle, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 1985 | Cessna 150F | Hartford, Tennessee, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Nov 1985 | Cessna 172I | Millington, Tennessee, United States | Teddy Friend | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Mar 1985 | Beechcraft C23 | Knoxville, Tennessee, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1985 | Cessna 152 | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | Lazy Eight Flying School | No injuries | - |
| 16 Mar 1985 | Bell 47G | Erin, Tennessee, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Oct 1985 | Piper PA-28-201T | Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States | Kenneth H.turner | Minor injuries | - |