Accident · 1989-12-15

NTSB case BFO90FA012 · BRITISH AEROSPACE BAE 3101 · Part 135

What the record says

Event date: 1989-12-15
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: BRITISH AEROSPACE BAE 3101 (N851JS)
Operating rule: Part 135
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY ALIGN THE AIRPLANE WITH THE RUNWAY HEADING DURING THE TAKEOFF RUN. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: AIRPORT PERSONNEL'S FAILURE TO ASSURE THAT RUNWAY MARKING AND EDGE LIGHTS WERE ADEQUATELY CLEARED OF SNOW, ADVERSE ENVIRONMENTAL (NIGHT/WEATHER/TERRAIN/RUNWAY) CONDITIONS, AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF VISUAL PERCEPTION.

Source: NTSB case BFO90FA012

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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