Bac 1-11-204AF incident near Dayton, Ohio, May 21, 1982
On May 21, 1982 at about 9:23 pm local time, a Bac 1-11-204AF, registered N1124J, was involved in an incident near Dayton, Ohio (Cox International airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under scheduled airline rules (Part 121). No one was hurt; 48 people were on board or involved. The weather was instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- May 21, 1982 · about 9:23 pm local time
- Place
- Dayton, Ohio · Cox International
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 48 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility)
- Aircraft
- Bac 1-11-204AF
- Registration
- N1124J · no longer on the register · serial 134
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · scheduled airline rules (Part 121)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
DURING ARRIVAL, THERE WAS A THUNDERSTORM AND LIGHTING OVER THE AIRPORT, SO THE AIRCREW HELD FOR ABOUT 7 TO 10 MIN. AFTER A BEECH BARON HAD LANDED, THEY BEGAN AN ILS APPROACH. AN 8 TO 10 DEG CRAB WAS NEEDED TO COMPENSATE FOR THE WIND ON FINAL APPROACH. THE FIRST OFFICER WAS FLYING THE AIRCRAFT. HE REPORTED THAT WIND SHEAR WAS ENCOUNTERED AT ABOUT 50 TO 100 FT AGL, BUT ONLY SLIGHT RUDDER WAS REQUIRED TO STRAIGHTEN THE AIRCRAFT. AFTER A NORMAL TOUCHDOWN SPEED BRAKES AND REVERSE THRUST WERE USED. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT AND THE REVERSE THRUST WAS CANCELLED. THE FIRST OFFICER REPORTED THAT RUDDER AND BRAKES WERE APPLIED, BUT BRAKING WAS NIL. HE TRIED REVERSE THRUST AGAIN. SUBSUQUENTLY,THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. WHILE SCRUBBING MARKS WERE FOUND FROM ABOUT 1300 TO 3500 FT DOWN THE RUNWAY. THE RUNWAY WAS NOT GROOVED. ALSO, THE RUNWAY HAD LESS THAN THE 1 PERCENT GRADIENT THAT WAS RECOMMENDED BY FAA CIRCULAR, AC NO: 150/5325-2C.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 14,000 hours in all; 10,200 in this make and model
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 35,123 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 0 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 73,200 lb
- Seats: 85
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Rolls Royce SPEY 506-14 (turbojet); 0 hours total
- Operator: U.S. Air
The flight
- Departed from: CMH Columbus OH at 4:37 pm
- Destination: RNO Reno NV
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 18, 6,999 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 150° at 10 knots
- Sky: not recorded; not recorded
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 5:24 pm from DAY
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 4 | |||
| Passengers | 44 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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