Lear Jet 24D N123CB
17 April 1971 · Butte, Montana, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 17 April 1971 at about 16:15 local time, a Lear Jet 24D registered N123CB, operated by F and S Contra, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Butte, Montana, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Butte, Montana, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Lear Jet 24D
- Registration
- N123CB
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- F and S Contra
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Polson, Mont → Butte, Mont
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0059
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
HIT MTN,6060FT MSL, APRX 1.6NM FRM VOR, PUBL ALT ABT 8000FT.MTNS OBSC.ARPT BLO MINS.ACFT RCVRD 4/19.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Lear Jet 24 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1970 | Lear Jet 24B | Warwick, Rhode Island, United States | Speedo Leasing | No injuries | - |
| 2 Mar 1973 | Lear Jet 24 | Brainerd, Minnesota, United States | McDonough Powe | No injuries | - |
| 21 Aug 1968 | Lear Jet 24 | Fort Worth, Texas, United States | Pitts Industri | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 1968 | Lear Jet 24A | Little Rock, California, United States | Dennys Restaur | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jan 1974 | Lear Jet 24 | Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States | Air Kaman, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 2 Feb 1975 | Lear Jet 24 | Annette Island, Alaska, United States | Parker Drillin | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |