Dassault-Breguet FALCON 10 accident near Mccall, Idaho, December 18, 1992
On December 18, 1992 at about 10:00 pm local time, a Dassault-Breguet FALCON 10, registered N50TE, was substantially damaged in an accident near Mccall, Idaho (Mccall airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 2 people were seriously injured and 2 people had minor injuries. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
THE FAILURE OF THE FLIGHT CREW TO FOLLOW THE CHECKLIST AND RELEASE THE PARKING BRAKE BEFORE TAKEOFF. THE INOPERATIVE PARKING BRAKE WARNING LIGHT AND THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF WERE FACTORS.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- December 18, 1992 · about 10:00 pm local time · cases in 1992
- Place
- Mccall, Idaho · Mccall · cases near this airport
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 2 people were seriously injured and 2 people had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Dassault-Breguet FALCON 10 · all FALCON 10s on the register
- Registration
- N50TE · no longer on the register · serial 86
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL ON A CONTAMINATED RUNWAY, THE COPILOT NOTED A LACK OF ACCELERATION. JUST BEYOND MIDFIELD, THE COPILOT CALLED FOR AN ABORT, HOWEVER, THE PILOT ELECTED TO CONTINUE. THE AIRPLANE DID NOT REACH VR AND THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO ROTATE THE AIRPLANE AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH AND TRAVELLED THROUGH A FIVE FOOT HIGH SNOWBANK AND CAME TO REST IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY. DURING THE POSTCRASH INVESTIGATION, EVIDENCE INDICATED THAT THE PARKING BRAKE HAD BEEN IN THE INTERMEDIATE POSITION OR 23 PERCENT OF MAXIMUM BRAKING. THE PARKING BRAKE WARNING LIGHT WAS FOUND TO OPERATE CORRECTLY IF THE PANEL LIGHTS WERE SET IN THE BRIGHT LIGHT POSITION. IN THE DIM POSITION, THE WARNING LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE. DURING THE ON SITE INVESTIGATION, THE PANEL LIGHTS WERE FOUND IN THE DIM POSITION.
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: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 3,006 hours in all; 420 in this make and model; 60 in the last 90 days; 30 in the last 30 days
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 4,657 hours
- Last inspection: continuous airworthiness programme, January 2, 2000
- Maximum gross weight: 18,670 lb
- Seats: 9
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Garrett TFE731-2-1C (turbojet); 0 hours total
- Operator: Manchester Group
The flight
- Destination: SAN San Diego CA
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 34, 6,100 ft by 75 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 340° at 5 knots, gusting 10
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded; clear
- Temperature: 18°F (-8°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 | |||
| Passengers | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N50TE: not on the register today · the record of its deregistration
- Dassault FALCON 10 57 registered today · the model family and its accident history
- Dassault 232 aircraft on the register
- Engine: Garrett TFE731-2-1C 2 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- MC Call Municipal · nearest airport
- San Diego International · bound for
- Accidents and incidents in Idaho 1,535 since 1982 · 287 in the last ten years
- Idaho 4,199 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/SEA93FA040.json.
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