ASN Aircraft accident Dassault Falcon 10 N700DK West Chicago-Dupage County Airport, IL (DPA'
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Status:Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Date:Monday 23 September 1985
Time:10:25
Type:Silhouette image of generic FA10 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Dassault Falcon 10
Operator:Durakool Inc
Registration: N700DK
MSN: 191
First flight: 1982
Total airframe hrs:537
Engines: 2 Garrett TFE731-2-1C
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Aircraft fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:West Chicago-Dupage County Airport, IL (DPA' (   United States of America)
Phase: Landing (LDG)
Nature:Executive
Departure airport:Elkhart Municipal Airport, IN (EKI/KEKM), United States of America
Destination airport:Chicago-Dupage County Airport, IL (DPA/KDPA), United States of America
Narrative:
Touched down long and fast on a wet runway. The Falcon hydroplaned off the runway, ran across a drainage ditch and came to rest on a hillside.

Probable Cause:

PROBABLE CAUSE:
in-flight planning/decision..improper..pilot in command
planned approach..improper..pilot in command
proper touchdown point..exceeded..pilot in command
airspeed..excessive..pilot in command

Classification:
Runway excursion

Sources:
» NTSB


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Distance from Elkhart Municipal Airport, IN to Chicago-Dupage County Airport, IL as the crow flies is 186 km (116 miles).

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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