Hawker Siddeley HS-125-700A N270KA
4 January 2003 · Telluride, Colorado, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 4 January 2003 at about 16:00 local time, a Hawker Siddeley HS-125-700A registered N270KA, operated by Key Air Incorporated, was involved in an incident near Telluride, Colorado, United States. 6 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 16:00
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Telluride, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- Telluride Regional Airport (TEX)
- Coordinates
- 37.9539, -107.9086
- Aircraft
- Hawker Siddeley HS-125-700A
- Registration
- N270KA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Key Air Incorporated
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Telluride → Oxford
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN03IA032
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Probable cause
the overheated and burned venturi fan motor.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The crew had started the auxiliary power unit (APU) approximately 30 minutes prior to starting engines. The crew and 4 passengers were on board the airplane, when the crew started the number 2 engine and smelled smoke. The crew turned around to observe smoke in the cabin. The crew shut down the number 2 engine, the APU, and all electrical switches. The crew and passengers got off the airplane through the main cabin door. An inspection of the airplane revealed a venturi fan unit motor located aft of the rear cabin bulkhead had overheated and failed. Components and wiring in the vicinity of the venturi were charred. No other anomalies were found. The venturi was an older model identified in 1994 as being subject to fan motor overheating. A 1994 AD required that the older units be inspected every 4 years. The unit on the incident airplane was installed in 1999.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hawker Siddeley HS-125 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Sep 2003 | Hawker Siddeley HS-125-700A | Beaumont, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 9 Mar 2001 | Hawker Siddeley HS-125-3A | Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Dec 2000 | Hawker Siddeley HS-125-700 | Jackson, Wyoming, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 1994 | Hawker Siddeley HS-125-700A | Reno, Nevada, United States | Navellier Management, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 5 Dec 1987 | Hawker Siddeley HS-125-400A | Lexington, Kentucky, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 12 Apr 1985 | Hawker Siddeley HS-125 | Ft Lauderdale, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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