Unfallbericht:
Impacted trees, while in a shallow, left descending turn shortly after takeoff from runway 36 at night. The Falcon hit a powerline support tower before coming to rest.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Failure of the pilot-in-command (PIC) to assure that the aircraft maintained a climb profile after takeoff. Factors related to the accident were: dark night, the crew's lack of visual perception at night, the PIC's lack of rest (fatigue), and the copilot's failure to attain remedial action."
accident date: 29-06-1989
type: Dassault Falcon 20DC
registration: HB-VCA
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Datum: | Donnerstag 29 Juni 1989 |
| Zeit: | 00:04 |
| Flugzeugtyp: |  Dassault Falcon 20DC |
| Fluggesellschaft: | Phoenix Air |
| Kennzeichen: | N125CA |
| Werknummer: | 208 |
| Baujahr: | 1970 |
| Betriebsstunden: | 13547 |
| Triebwerk: | 2 General Electric CF700-2D2 |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 2 / Insassen: 2 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 0 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 2 / Insassen: 2 |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | 3 km (1.9 Meilen) N of Cartersville Airport, GA ( USA)
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| Flugphase: | Start (TOF) |
| Betriebsart: | Leerflug |
| Flug von: | Cartersville Airport, GA (KVPC), USA |
| Montgomery-Dannelly Field, AL (MGM/KMGM), USA |
Impacted trees, while in a shallow, left descending turn shortly after takeoff from runway 36 at night. The Falcon hit a powerline support tower before coming to rest.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Failure of the pilot-in-command (PIC) to assure that the aircraft maintained a climb profile after takeoff. Factors related to the accident were: dark night, the crew's lack of visual perception at night, the PIC's lack of rest (fatigue), and the copilot's failure to attain remedial action."
Accident investigation:
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Informationsquelle:
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accident date: 29-06-1989
type: Dassault Falcon 20DC
registration: HB-VCA
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Distance from Cartersville Airport, GA to Montgomery-Dannelly Field, AL as the crow flies is 247 km (154 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Cartersville Airport, GA to Montgomery-Dannelly Field, AL as the crow flies is 247 km (154 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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