Narrative:
Total loss of electrical power forced the crew to divert to Coatesville (CTH). The thrust reverser could not be deployed following the flapless landing and the Falcon overran the runway, hit a wooden beam and a snowbank, then came to rest in a ditch.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
electrical system,generator..worn
electrical system,generator..failure,total
CONTRIBUTING FACTORS:
maintenance..inadequate..other maintenance personnel
light condition..dark night
directional control..not maintained..pilot in command
powerplant controls..improper use of..pilot in command
Runway excursion
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Thursday 27 February 1986 |
| Time: | 22:30 |
| Type: |  Dassault Falcon 10 |
| Operator: | Seneca Sawmill Co |
| Registration: | N821LG |
| MSN: | 170 |
| First flight: | 1980 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1447 |
| Engines: | 2 Garrett TFE731-2-1C |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Coatesville-Chestercounty Carlson Airport, PA (CTH) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (JFK/KJFK), United States of America |
| Lexington-Blue Grass Airport, KY (LEX/KLEX), United States of America |
Total loss of electrical power forced the crew to divert to Coatesville (CTH). The thrust reverser could not be deployed following the flapless landing and the Falcon overran the runway, hit a wooden beam and a snowbank, then came to rest in a ditch.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE:
electrical system,generator..worn
electrical system,generator..failure,total
CONTRIBUTING FACTORS:
maintenance..inadequate..other maintenance personnel
light condition..dark night
directional control..not maintained..pilot in command
powerplant controls..improper use of..pilot in command
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
Electrical system problemRunway excursion
Sources:
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY to Lexington-Blue Grass Airport, KY as the crow flies is 968 km (605 miles).
Distance from New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY to Lexington-Blue Grass Airport, KY as the crow flies is 968 km (605 miles).
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