Gates Lear 25 N954FA
11 April 1971 · Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 11 April 1971 at about 11:20 local time, a Gates Lear 25 registered N954FA, operated by William T.burt, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lake Charles
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Gates Lear 25
- Registration
- N954FA
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- William T.burt
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Practice
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3819
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
R BATTERY SHORTED TO GRND FOR UNDETERMINED REASON AND IGNITED. CAUSED FIRE DMG TO ACFT. LND OK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jan 1972 | Gates Lear 25 | Victoria, Texas, United States | Tandy Corporat | Fatal | 9 |
| 9 Mar 1972 | Gates Lear 25 | Sturgis, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Sep 1973 | Gates Lear 25 | Lincoln, Nebraska, United States | Lisa-Jet, Inc. | Fatal | 3 |
| 19 Dec 1973 | Gates Lear 25 | Detroit, Michigan, United States | Alpine Air CHA | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1974 | Gates Lear 25B | Briggsdale, Colorado, United States | Colorado Flyin | Fatal | 4 |
| 14 Feb 1974 | Gates Lear 25B | Denver, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 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 | - |