BAe 125 crash, May 30, 1994, Waukegan
BAe 125 accident on May 30, 1994 near Waukegan, Illinois, United States with no fatalities. Cause: The pilot-in-command disregarded the location of the...
- Date: May 30, 1994
- Aircraft: BAe 125
- Location: Waukegan, Illinois, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot-in-command disregarded the location of the flight manifest container in the cockpit, which jammed the copilot's control column. Company procedures for the use and storage of the container were also inadequate.
A BAe 125 corporate jet operated by DB Aviation landed hard at Waukegan after its sink rate increased on short final. A trip manifest container that had been carried in the cockpit was found lodged between the copilot's control column and seat frame. Nobody was injured.