# NTSB Accident FTW98FA376
> **DASSAULT FALCON DA-20** · 1998-08-28 · EL PASO, TX, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW98FA376
- **Event ID:** 20001211X10835
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-08-28
- **Location:** EL PASO, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 31.800468, -106.3591
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** DASSAULT
- **Model:** FALCON DA-20
- **Registration:** N126R
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NR
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The captain's decision to abort the takeoff at an airspeed above V1, which resulted in a runway overrun.  Contributing factors were: the loading of an excessive amout of cargo by the shipper which resulted in an over gross weight airplane, the high density altitude, the separation of tire retread on takeoff roll, and the flight crew's lack of experience in the accident make and model aircraft.

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