Rockwell Sabreliner 75 crash, Feb 1, 2008, Fort Lauderdal...
Rockwell Sabreliner 75 accident on February 1, 2008 near Fort Lauderdale-Executive, Florida, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Loss of pressure...
- Date: February 1, 2008
- Aircraft: Rockwell Sabreliner 75
- Location: Fort Lauderdale-Executive, Florida, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Cause: Loss of pressure in the normal hydraulic system for an undetermined reason, combined with the crew's failure to correctly operate the emergency braking system. An inoperative low hydraulic pressure aural warning contributed.
A Sabreliner that had just left a repair station began taxiing at Fort Lauderdale Executive, and its brakes and steering failed. It struck several other aircraft and a tug before stopping. No one on board was injured, though a tug driver was reportedly hurt.