# NTSB Accident ATL89MA072
> **HAWKER SIDDELEY HS.748 SERIES 2A** · 1989-01-12 · TIPP CITY, OH, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL89MA072
- **Event ID:** 20001213X27543
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-01-12
- **Location:** TIPP CITY, OH, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.869972, -84.19049
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** HAWKER SIDDELEY
- **Model:** HS.748 SERIES 2A
- **Registration:** CGDOV
- **FAR Part:** 129
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

IMPROPER IFR PROCEDURE BY THE FIRST OFFICER (COPILOT) DURING TAKEOFF, HIS LACK OF INSTRUMENT SCAN (IMPROPER USE OF FLIGHT/NAVIGATION INSTRUMENTS), HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A POSITIVE RATE OF CLIMB OR TO IDENTIFY THE RESULTANT DESCENT, AND THE CAPTAIN'S INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF THE FLIGHT. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: DARK NIGHT, LOW CEILING, DRIZZLE, THE FIRST OFFICER'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE IN THE TYPE OF OPERATION, AND POSSIBLE SPATIAL DISORIENTATION OF THE FIRST OFFICER.

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