At 1548:35 c.s.t., on January 30, 1980, a Kellogg Company Falcon 10, N253K, crashed into Lake Michigan just after an attempted takeoff from runway 18 at Meigs Field, Chicago, Illinois. The aircraft came to rest in 25 feet of water about 300 feet from the departure end of the runway. Of the four passengers and two crewmembers aboard, one passenger and one crewmember were killed. The other four persons were injured seriously. The aircraft was destroyed. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the flightcrew's failure to release the parking brake before the takeoff roll was started, which resulted in significant wheel/brake drag and a nosedown pitching moment that inhibited the aircraft's capability to effect a normal acceleration and rotation for takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the lack of adequate company checklist procedures to insure the timely release of the parking brakes.
Aircraft Accident Report--Kellogg Company Avions Marcel Dassault Breguet Falcon 10, N253K, Meigs Field, Chicago, Illinois, January 30, 1980
1981
26 pages
Report
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English
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