Hamburger Flugzeugbau (Hfb) HANSA HFB-320 N127MW

Summary

On 5 October 1984 at about 04:37 local time, a Hamburger Flugzeugbau (Hfb) HANSA HFB-320 registered N127MW was involved in an accident near Aberdeen, South Dakota, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

5 October 1984 at 04:37

Classification

Accident

Location

Aberdeen, South Dakota, United States

Nearest airport

Aberdeen Regional (ABR)

Coordinates

45.4609, -98.4810

Aircraft

Hamburger Flugzeugbau (Hfb) HANSA HFB-320

Registration

N127MW

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Aberdeen → Yipsilante

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

DEN85FA002

3 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

THE HANSA JET HFB-320 ACFT CRASHED ON TAKEOFF FROM THE ABERDEEN AIRPORT AFTER THE FLT CREW SELECTED THE INCORRECT RWY FOR TAKEOFF. THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED RUNNING OFF THE END OF RWY 17, WHICH IS 3860 FT LONG, WHERE IT STRUCK A FENCE, DITCH, ROAD & ANOTHER DITCH THEN BECAME AIRBORNE, THE LANDING GEAR SEPARATED DURING THE ABOVE SEQUENCE. THE ACFT WAS THAN OBSERVED TO LEVEL OFF MOMENTARILY, THEN DESCEND IN A RT TURN UNTIL IMPACT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE CREW HAD BEEN FLYING 12 HRS EXCEPT FOR REFUELING STOPS & CARGO LOADING. IN ADDITION, CALCULATIONS REVEALED THE ACFT WAS OVER GROSS WT BY APPROX 1 TON. THE PROPER RWY FOR TAKEOFF WAS 13 (40 DEGREE CHANCE) AND 6900 FT LONG. RWY USED WAS RESTRICTED TO ACFT LES THAN 12,500 GTO WT. N127MW WEIGHED OVER 20,000 LBS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.