Crash of a Hawker-Siddeley HS.125-1A-522 in Taos
Date & Time:
Jan 26, 1979 at 1200 LT
Registration:
N3MF
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Bartlesville – Taos
MSN:
25093
YOM:
1966
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
8
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Captain / Total hours on type:
60.00
Circumstances:
After touchdown on runway 04 at Taos Airport, the airplane went out of control and crashed on a snowbank. All 10 occupants escaped with minor injuries while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Hard landing and subsequent collision with a snowbank upon touchdown following an improper level off. The following contributing factors were reported:
- Failed to maintain directional control,
- Overload failure.
- Failed to maintain directional control,
- Overload failure.
Final Report:
