Dassault FALCON N990L
4 March 1975 · Grand Prairie, Texas, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 4 March 1975 at about 06:46 local time, a Dassault FALCON registered N990L, operated by LTV Aerospace, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Grand Prairie, Texas, United States. 5 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured, 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 06:46
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Grand Prairie, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Navy Dallas
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Dassault FALCON
- Registration
- N990L
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- LTV Aerospace
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Washington, Dc
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-0391
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
DIDNT CK STAB TRIM.UN ROTATE ACFT.SPOILERS & DRAG CHUTE NOT DEPLOYED.CRASHED IN LAKE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Dassault FALCON accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Sep 1975 | Dassault FALCON | Warwick, Rhode Island, United States | Federal Expres | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 1974 | Dassault FALCON | Buffalo, New York, United States | Federal Expres | No injuries | - |
| 7 Oct 1974 | Dassault FALCON | Southern Pines, North Carolina, United States | Mair Inc | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jan 1974 | Dassault FALCON | Ft.worth, Texas, United States | REX Cauble ENT | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Nov 1973 | Dassault FALCON | Galesburg, Illinois, United States | LTV Wilson IND | No injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 1972 | Dassault FALCON | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | Johns-Manville | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jan 1975 | Stinson 108 | Vermillion, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1975 | Bensen B8M | Ocotillo Wells, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Mar 1975 | Cessna 182 | Glenville, West Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1975 | Aero Comdr 1121 | Tullahoma, Tennessee, United States | Thermonetics I | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 May 1975 | Cessna 177 | West Milford, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 1975 | Bell 206B | St Martinville, Louisiana, United States | Air Marine, Inc | No injuries | - |