Dassault-Breguet FALCON 10 N50TE
18 December 1992 · McCall, Idaho, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 18 December 1992 at about 22:00 local time, a Dassault-Breguet FALCON 10 registered N50TE, operated by Manchester Group, was involved in an accident near McCall, Idaho, United States. 4 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured, 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 22:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- McCall, Idaho, United States
- Nearest airport
- McCall (MYL)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Dassault-Breguet FALCON 10
- Registration
- N50TE
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Manchester Group
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → San Diego
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA93FA040
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Probable cause
THE FAILURE OF THE FLIGHT CREW TO FOLLOW THE CHECKLIST AND RELEASE THE PARKING BRAKE BEFORE TAKEOFF. THE INOPERATIVE PARKING BRAKE WARNING LIGHT AND THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF WERE FACTORS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL ON A CONTAMINATED RUNWAY, THE COPILOT NOTED A LACK OF ACCELERATION. JUST BEYOND MIDFIELD, THE COPILOT CALLED FOR AN ABORT, HOWEVER, THE PILOT ELECTED TO CONTINUE. THE AIRPLANE DID NOT REACH VR AND THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO ROTATE THE AIRPLANE AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH AND TRAVELLED THROUGH A FIVE FOOT HIGH SNOWBANK AND CAME TO REST IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY. DURING THE POSTCRASH INVESTIGATION, EVIDENCE INDICATED THAT THE PARKING BRAKE HAD BEEN IN THE INTERMEDIATE POSITION OR 23 PERCENT OF MAXIMUM BRAKING. THE PARKING BRAKE WARNING LIGHT WAS FOUND TO OPERATE CORRECTLY IF THE PANEL LIGHTS WERE SET IN THE BRIGHT LIGHT POSITION. IN THE DIM POSITION, THE WARNING LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE. DURING THE ON SITE INVESTIGATION, THE PANEL LIGHTS WERE FOUND IN THE DIM POSITION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Dassault-Breguet FALCON accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Feb 1993 | Dassault-Breguet FALCON 10 | Aurillac, France | Conaero, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 28 Oct 1990 | Dassault-Breguet FALCON 50 | Parkersburg, West Virginia, United States | DOW Chemical Company | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1994 | Dassault-Breguet FALCON 900 | Detroit, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 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 | - |
| 12 May 1985 | Dassault-Breguet FALCON 50 | Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Apr 1992 | Cessna 182B | Dixie, Idaho, United States | Leonard, James A. and Linda K. | No injuries | - |
| 7 Dec 1992 | Bell 47G3-B2A | Montpelier, Idaho, United States | Wood, Brent V. | No injuries | - |
| 8 May 1992 | Aviat A-1 | Arco, Idaho, United States | Bjornson, Donald R. | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1992 | Piper PA-46 | Twin Falls, Idaho, United States | David & Patricia Wilson | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Dec 1992 | Maule M5-180C | Garden Valley, Idaho, United States | Kurt C. Larson | No injuries | - |
| 13 Dec 1992 | Bellanca 7GCBC | Arco, Idaho, United States | Gregory L. POE | No injuries | - |