Lear Jet 24B N12MK
6 January 1977 · Palm Springs, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 6 January 1977 at about 17:00 local time, a Lear Jet 24B registered N12MK, operated by Jet Avia, Ltd., was involved in an accident during in flight near Palm Springs, California, 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 17:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Palm Springs, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Lear Jet 24B
- Registration
- N12MK
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Jet Avia, Ltd.
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Las Vegas, Nv → Return
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- 3-0967
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
CREW MISINTERPRETED IFR CLNC & ATC INSTRUCTIONS.CONTROLLER FAILED TO DETECT DEVIATION FRM ROUTE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Lear Jet 24 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Nov 1978 | Lear Jet 24D | Dutch Harbor, Alaska, United States | Jet Alaska DIV | No injuries | - |
| 24 Oct 1978 | Lear Jet 24D | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Natl Jet | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Jan 1978 | Lear Jet 24D | Cincinnati, Ohio, United States | Executive Jet | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jan 1976 | Lear Jet 24 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Winship Air SE | Fatal | 6 |
| 14 Aug 1978 | Lear Jet 24D | Dallas, Texas, United States | Slight Profici | No injuries | - |
| 17 Oct 1978 | Lear Jet 24 | Lancaster, California, United States | Martin AVN. | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 1977 | Cessna 182Q | Mangum, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1977 | Beechcraft B24R | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1977 | Hiller UH-12E | Thermal, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 May 1977 | Piper PA-18 | Fort Plain, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1977 | Cessna 188 | Brookland, Arkansas, United States | JAY H Harmon | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1977 | Eaa Biplane P | Kennewick, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |