British Aerospace JETSTREAM 3101 accident near Phoenix, Arizona, January 8, 1998
On January 8, 1998 at about 12:15 pm local time, a British Aerospace JETSTREAM 3101, registered N752JX, was substantially damaged in an accident near Phoenix, Arizona (Sky Harbor International airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). No one was hurt; 4 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot's exercising poor judgement to continue to taxi under a covered T-hanger during nighttime conditions without proper clearance between the hanger and the aircraft.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- January 8, 1998 · about 12:15 pm local time
- Place
- Phoenix, Arizona · Sky Harbor International · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 4 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- British Aerospace JETSTREAM 3101 JETSTREAM
- Registration
- N752JX · no longer on the register · serial 752
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
During taxi in nighttime conditions to the ramp area to offload a patient, the pilot did not see any room to park the aircraft. The crew decided to initiate a turn around and taxi through a T-hanger to reposition the airplane prior to offloading the patient. During the taxi through the hanger area, the vertical stabilizer collided with the awning of the hanger and the airplane came to a complete stop. The pilot thought the airplane's wheel was stuck on a wheel chock so he added power. The airplane lurched forward while the vertical stabilator was still in contact with the structure.
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: 4,486 hours in all; 319 in this make and model; 198 in the last 90 days; 59 in the last 30 days; 3,444 as pilot in command; 120 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 6,204 hours
- Last inspection: continuous airworthiness programme, December 12, 1997; 59 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 15,212 lb
- Seats: 10
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Allied Signal TPE331-10UG-5 (turboprop); 0 hours total
- Operator: Native American Air Ambualnce
The flight
- Departed from: 4A27 San Carlos AZ at 11:33 am
- Destination: KPHX
- Runway 0
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: night, dark
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 25,000 ft; clear
- Temperature: 37°F (3°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 3 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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