Lear Jet 23 N613W
12 December 1972 · Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 12 December 1972 at about 18:09 local time, a Lear Jet 23 registered N613W, operated by Zantop Airways, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Ypsilanti, Michigan, 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 18:09
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- Willow Run
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Lear Jet 23
- Registration
- N613W
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Zantop Airways
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Cargo Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- London, Ky → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-3958
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
PLT KNEW BRAKING ACTION POOR.ATMTD GO-AROUND, NO RESPONSE.BOTH ENGS FLAMED OUT-INJESTED ICE/SLUSH.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Apr 1971 | Lear Jet 23 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Badgett Mine S | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Lear Jet 23 | Carlsbad, California, United States | Christ Karaman | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1971 | Lear Jet 23 | Danville, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Sep 1970 | Lear Jet 23 | Washington, District of Columbia, United States | Jet America In | No injuries | - |
| 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 | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |