Dassault DA-20 N287W
1 February 1988 · Wheeling, West Virginia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 1 February 1988 at about 22:03 local time, a Dassault DA-20 registered N287W, operated by Nevada Flyco Inc, was involved in an accident near Wheeling, West Virginia, United States. 9 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:03
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Wheeling, West Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Wheeling-Ohio County (HLG)
- Coordinates
- 40.0696, -80.6904
- Aircraft
- Dassault DA-20
- Registration
- N287W
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Nevada Flyco Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Canton → Wheeling
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- BFO88LA016
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
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
THE ACFT LANDED AFTER AN ILS APCH TO RWY 03. ACCORDING TO THE PLT SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN HE SAW DEER AHEAD ON THE RWY. BEFORE HE COULD TAKE EVASIVE ACTION THE ACFT STRUCK TWO DEER. AFTERWARDS BRAKE PRESSURE WAS LOST. THE PLT STEERED THE ACFT ONTO GRASS OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RWY TO AVOID GOING PAST THE RWY END AND DOWN A HILL. EXAMINATION OF THE ACFT REVEALED THAT THE DEER WERE STRUCK WITH THE LEFT MAIN GEAR, FRACTURING A HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Dassault DA-20 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Aug 1997 | Dassault DA-20 | Lexington, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 May 1998 | Dassault DA-20 | Monroe, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Nov 1999 | Dassault DA-20 | Boise, Idaho, United States | Smith Air, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 28 Apr 1976 | Dassault DA-20 | Wichita, Kansas, United States | Federal Expres | No injuries | - |
| 4 Apr 2000 | Dassault DA-20 | Opa Locka, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Apr 2003 | Dassault DA-20 | Swanton, Ohio, United States | Grand Aire Express, Inc. | Fatal | 3 |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jun 1988 | Aeronca 7AC | Capon Bridge, West Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 1988 | Sikorsky S-76A | Moundsville, West Virginia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Jun 1988 | Champion 7ECA | Talcott, West Virginia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Jul 1988 | Hughes 369D | Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States | CNG Transmission Corp | No injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 1988 | Piper PA-28-180 | Racine, West Virginia, United States | Richard Doellein | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Aug 1988 | Cessna 180 | Harding, West Virginia, United States | Michael G. Quinlan | No injuries | - |