Falcon 10 N253K

Summary

On 30 January 1980 at about 15:47 local time, a Falcon 10 registered N253K, operated by Kellogg Compan, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Chicago, Illinois, United States. 6 people were on board and 2 died, 4 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

30 January 1980 at 15:47

Classification

Accident

Location

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Meigs Field

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Falcon 10

Registration

N253K

Category

Fixed-Wing

Engines

2

Operator

Kellogg Compan

Operating rule

Corporate/Executive

Purpose of flight

Corporate/Executive

Phase of flight

Takeoff

Route

S → Battle Creek, Mi

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Daylight

NTSB number

3-1574

2 people died.

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

FLTCREW FAILED TO RELEASE PRKG BRAKE.LACK OF ADEQUATE COMPANY CHECKLIST PROCEDURES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.