Hawker Siddeley HS.125-35 G0B0B

Summary

On 31 January 1990 at about 04:05 local time, a Hawker Siddeley HS.125-35 registered G0B0B was involved in an accident near Columbia, Missouri, United States. 3 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

31 January 1990 at 04:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Columbia, Missouri, United States

Nearest airport

Columbia Regional (COU)

Coordinates

38.9508, -92.3198

Aircraft

Hawker Siddeley HS.125-35

Registration

G0B0B

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91F: Special Flt Ops.

Purpose of flight

Executive/Corporate

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Crossville → Olathe

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

BFO90MA023

1 person died.

INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT BY THE PILOT(S), WATER CONTAMINATION OF THE FUEL, LOW LEVEL OF DEICE FLUID (METHANOL) IN THE DEICE TANK, AND SUBSEQUENT ICE BLOCKAGE OF THE FUEL FILTERS. DARKNESS WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE ACFT WAS EN ROUTE AT 31,000 FT, WHEN THE LOW PRESSURE FUEL FILTER WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE PLT DIVERTED TOWARD COLUMBIA, MO, BUT BEFORE REACHING COLUMBIA, BOTH ENGINES LOST POWER. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT CRASHED ABOUT 2 MI EAST OF THE ARPT. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE FUEL WAS CONTAMINATED WITH WATER. THE FUEL FILTER DEICING SYSTEM WAS OPERATIONAL, BUT A POST-ACDNT EXAM REVEALED THE DEICING TANK WAS EMPTY. THIS WAS THE 2ND FLT SINCE THE DEICE TANK HAD BEEN SERVICED. THE MANUFACTURER'S INFO INDICATED THE SUPPLY TANK SHOULD HAVE PROVIDED ABOUT 3 TO 4 HRS OF FILTER DEICING OPERATION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.