Last updated: 26 July 2021
| Status: | Final |
| Date: | Saturday 5 December 1987 |
| Time: | 14:50 |
| Type: |  Hawker Siddeley HS-125-400A |
| Operator: | Scott Cable Communications |
| Registration: | N400PH |
| MSN: | 25180 |
| First flight: | 1969 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5710 |
| Engines: | 2 Rolls-Royce Viper 522 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Lexington-Blue Grass Airport, KY (LEX) ( United States of America)
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| Crash site elevation: | 298 m (978 feet) amsl |
| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Dallas-Love Field, TX (DAL/KDAL), United States of America |
| New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (JFK/KJFK), United States of America |
Diverted due to an engine fire warning en route Dallas-New York. Impacted in a pasture short of the runway, went through a stone fence, hit 2 utility poles, crossed a highway, came to rest at the perimeter fence & burned. Inadvertent raising of flaps.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE:
raising of flaps..inadvertent
stall/mush..inadvertent..pilot in command
CONTRIBUTING FACTORS:
exhaust system,exhaust cone/tailpipe(jet engine)..cracked
exhaust system,exhaust cone/tailpipe(jet engine)..leak
engine compartment..overtemperature
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
Loss of control
Sources:
» Dallas Morning News, 6-12-1987» NTSB
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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 Dallas-Love Field, TX to New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY as the crow flies is 2208 km (1380 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Dallas-Love Field, TX to New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY as the crow flies is 2208 km (1380 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
