Hawker Siddeley DH-125-3A N900CD
30 May 1994 · Waukegan, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 May 1994 at about 23:42 local time, a Hawker Siddeley DH-125-3A registered N900CD, operated by D.b. Aviation/Ditka Corp., was involved in an accident near Waukegan, Illinois, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. 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 23:42
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Waukegan, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Waukegan Regional Airport (UGN)
- Coordinates
- 42.4006, -87.8502
- Aircraft
- Hawker Siddeley DH-125-3A
- Registration
- N900CD
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- D.b. Aviation/Ditka Corp.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Positioning
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Wheeling → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI94LA186
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
was the pilot-in-command disregarding the location of the flight manifest container in the cockpit. Factor's associated with the accident were a jammed control column and inadequate procedures for the use and storage of the flight manifest container on the part of company management.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE CORPORATE JET'S SINK RATE INCREASED DURING SHORT FINAL APPROACH. THE C0PILOT APPLIED ELEVATOR BACK PRESSURE AND NOSE UP TRIM. THE SINK RATE CONTINUED TO INCREASE. THE CAPTAIN OBSERVED THE COPILOT'S EFFORTS AND BEGAN APPLYING BACK PRESSURE ON HIS CONTROL YOKE. THROUGH COMBINED EFFORTS OF BOTH PILOTS THEY WERE ABLE TO INCREASE THE PITCH ENOUGH THAT THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN ON THE MAIN GEAR FIRST. HOWEVER, THE TOUCHDOWN WAS HARD. THE ON-SCENE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT A TRIP MANIFEST CONTAINER WAS LODGED BETWEEN THE COPILOT'S CONTROL YOKE COLUMN AND SEAT FRAME. THE PILOTS STATED THE CONTAINER IS REQUIRED TO BE CARRIED IN THE COCKPIT DURING FLIGHTS. BOTH PILOTS SAID THERE IS NO DESIGNATED SPACE IN THE COCKPIT TO RETAIN THE CONTAINER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hawker Siddeley DH-125 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Aug 1989 | Hawker Siddeley DH-125-3A | Houston, Texas, United States | Skytravel Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1986 | Hawker Siddeley DH-125-1A | Bedford, Indiana, United States | Fred Bullard & Assoc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 17 Dec 2002 | Hawker Siddeley DH-125 | Seattle, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Nov 1985 | Hawker Siddeley DH 125-400A | Sparta, Tennessee, United States | Hardee's Food System, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Jul 1994 | Piper PA-28-140 | Kankakee, Illinois, United States | Koerner Aviation, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 1994 | Cessna 150 | Alton, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Apr 1994 | Remote Sensing CIRRUS VK-30 | Lk In the Hills, Illinois, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 22 Jul 1994 | Cessna 175 | Cottage Hill, Illinois, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Jul 1994 | Piper PA-22 | Harvard, Illinois, United States | Edwin D. Swart | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jul 1994 | Hucke Ronald L PARSON-2P | Monmouth, Illinois, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |