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DEN85FA002

1984-10-04 · ABERDEEN, South Dakota, United States · Fatal · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport ABR

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE HANSA JET HFB-320 ACFT CRASHED ON TAKEOFF FROM THE ABERDEEN AIRPORT AFTER THE FLT CREW SELECTED THE INCORRECT RWY FOR TAKEOFF. THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED RUNNING OFF THE END OF RWY 17, WHICH IS 3860 FT LONG, WHERE IT STRUCK A FENCE, DITCH, ROAD & ANOTHER DITCH THEN BECAME AIRBORNE, THE LANDING GEAR SEPARATED DURING THE ABOVE SEQUENCE. THE ACFT WAS THAN OBSERVED TO LEVEL OFF MOMENTARILY, THEN DESCEND IN A RT TURN UNTIL IMPACT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE CREW HAD BEEN FLYING 12 HRS EXCEPT FOR REFUELING STOPS & CARGO LOADING. IN ADDITION, CALCULATIONS REVEALED THE ACFT WAS OVER GROSS WT BY APPROX 1 TON. THE PROPER RWY FOR TAKEOFF WAS 13 (40 DEGREE CHANCE) AND 6900 FT LONG. RWY USED WAS RESTRICTED TO ACFT LES THAN 12,500 GTO WT. N127MW WEIGHED OVER 20,000 LBS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_DEN85FA002.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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