Lear Jet 24 N300JA
2 December 1979 · Dutch Harbor, Alaska, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 2 December 1979 at about 16:21 local time, a Lear Jet 24 registered N300JA, operated by ERA Helicopter, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Dutch Harbor, Alaska, United States. 6 people were on board and 3 were seriously injured, 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:21
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Dutch Harbor, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Dutch Harbor
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Lear Jet 24
- Registration
- N300JA
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- ERA Helicopter
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Anchorage, Ak
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4015
People
3 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 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
COLLIDED W ROCKS BORDERING R SIDE OF RWY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Lear Jet 24 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jan 1979 | Lear Jet 24D | Youngstown, Ohio, United States | Corporate Air | No injuries | - |
| 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 | - |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |