Dassault Falcon 10 crash, Feb 27, 1986, Coatesville-Chest...
Dassault Falcon 10 accident on February 27, 1986 near Coatesville-Chester County-G. O. Carlson, Pennsylvania, United States with no fatalities. Cause:...
- Date: February 27, 1986
- Aircraft: Dassault Falcon 10
- Location: Coatesville-Chester County-G. O. Carlson, Pennsylvania, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Shaft failure of the number 2 generator and worn brushes in the number 1 generator led to total electrical failure. The investigation also cited inadequate maintenance.
A Dassault Falcon 10 (N821LG) on a flight from New York JFK toward Lexington lost all electrical power after a generator failure during the climb at night on 27 February 1986. It diverted to Chester County Airport at Coatesville, Pennsylvania, touched down long on the runway without thrust reversers, overran it and came to rest in a ditch. No one was killed.