British Aerospace BAC 1-11-201AC incident near Green Bay, Wisconsin, August 29, 1985
On August 29, 1985 at about 2:24 am local time, a British Aerospace BAC 1-11-201AC, registered N101EX, was involved in an incident near Green Bay, Wisconsin (British Aerospace airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under scheduled airline rules (Part 121). No one was hurt; 61 people were on board or involved. The weather was instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this incident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 29, 1985 · about 2:24 am local time
- Place
- Green Bay, Wisconsin · British Aerospace
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 61 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility)
- Aircraft
- British Aerospace BAC 1-11-201AC BAC 1-11-2
- Registration
- N101EX · registry record · serial 007
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · scheduled airline rules (Part 121)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE AIRPLANE LANDED & TOUCHED DOWN IN THE FIRST 1/3 OF THE RUNWAY. IT VEERED TO THE LEFT, THEN BACK TO THE CENTER & WENT OFF THE END THE RUNWAY SHOWED SIGNS OF STEAM CLEANING WHERE THE TIRES WERE & THE TIRES SHOWED SIGNS OF RUBBER INVERSION. THE PILOT ELECTED TO GO OFF STRAIGHT SINCE IT WAS CLEAN INSTEAD OF TAKING A CHANCE OF MAKING A HIGH SPEED TURN OFF THE RUNWAY.
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, flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 13,458 hours in all; 209 in this make and model; 182 in the last 90 days; 12,000 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 38,387 hours
- Last inspection: continuous airworthiness programme, August 28, 1985; 138 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 79,000 lb
- Seats: 82
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Rolls-Royce SPCY-506-14A (turbofan); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: ORD Chicago IL at 1:41 am
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 36, 6,000 ft by 150 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: night, dark
- Wind: from 090° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 2 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 400 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 64°F (18°C), dew point 64°F (18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 2:30 am from GRB
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 4 | |||
| Passengers | 57 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N101EX the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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