Lear Jet 23 N1966W
18 September 1970 · Washington, District of Columbia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 September 1970 at about 16:30 local time, a Lear Jet 23 registered N1966W, operated by Jet America In, was involved in an incident during the takeoff phase of flight near Washington, District of Columbia, United States. 6 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:30
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Dulles Intl Apt
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Lear Jet 23
- Registration
- N1966W
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Jet America In
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- Norfolk, Va → Wash Natl Apt, Dc
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 5-0020
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
L WHEEL SEPARATED DUE TO BEARING FAILURE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Lear Jet 23 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Sep 1970 | Lear Jet 23 | Quincy, Illinois, United States | Radiation, Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Feb 1970 | Lear Jet 23 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Jet America, In | No injuries | - |
| 9 May 1970 | Lear Jet 23A | Pellston, Michigan, United States | Executive Jet | Fatal | 6 |
| 28 Apr 1971 | Lear Jet 23 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Badgett Mine S | No injuries | - |
| 6 Nov 1969 | Lear Jet 23A | Racine, Wisconsin, United States | Mack Trucks, In | Fatal | 7 |
| 31 Mar 1969 | Lear Jet 23 | Hagerstown, Maryland, United States | Jet Airways, In | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |