North American NA-265-40 N123CD
20 March 1997 · Hailey, Idaho, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 March 1997 at about 14:16 local time, a North American NA-265-40 registered N123CD, operated by Southwest Jet, was involved in an accident near Hailey, Idaho, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 14:16
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hailey, Idaho, United States
- Nearest airport
- Friedman Memorial (SUN)
- Coordinates
- 43.5701, -114.2106
- Aircraft
- North American NA-265-40
- Registration
- N123CD
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Southwest Jet
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Kansas City → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA97LA081
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
an electrical short in the electrical system, which resulted in a malfunction of the nosewheel steering system and loss of directional control.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that during the landing roll, the thrust reversers were deployed, and the airplane began to slowly veer to the left. The pilot applied rudder control to correct the situation; however, the airplane continued to the left. The pilot stated that he then applied hard right braking action. When the airplane slowed to below 60 knots, the pilot centered the rudder and tried twice to engage the nosewheel steering and then the standby steering system. Neither system seemed to engage, and the airplane continued off the side of the runway and collided with a runway marker and a snowbank. The nose gear collapsed, and the airplane came to rest off the runway. Postaccident investigation of the electrical system revealed a short to the command potentiometer, which affected the primary and standby nosewheel steering systems.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other North American NA-265 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jul 1997 | North American NA-265-80 | Ardmore, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 1998 | North American NA-265-80 | Florence, Kansas, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 14 Aug 2000 | North American NA-265-80 | Ironwood, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 21 Dec 1994 | North American NA-265-40 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Executive Jet, SA. | Unknown | - |
| 17 Jun 1992 | North American NA-265-50 | Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States | Rockwell International Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 3 Feb 1990 | North American NA-265-40 | Detroit, Michigan, United States | Detroit City Police | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sep 1997 | Piper PA-18-150 | Dixie, Idaho, United States | Frank E. Brown | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 Oct 1997 | Piper PA-28-181 | Leadore, Idaho, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 16 Oct 1997 | Piper PA-22-150 | Challis, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1997 | Piper PA-28-180 | Midvale, Idaho, United States | Warfield, DAN, L. | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Nov 1997 | Luscombe 8F | Boise, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Dec 1997 | Blue Denney KITFOX MODEL 3 | Caldwell, Idaho, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |