Lear Jet 23 N866JS
6 May 1980 · Richmond, Virginia, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 6 May 1980 at about 03:12 local time, a Lear Jet 23 registered N866JS, operated by Kennedy Flite, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Richmond, Virginia, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 03:12
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Richmond, Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Byrd Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Lear Jet 23
- Registration
- N866JS
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Kennedy Flite
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Return
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-3039
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 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
PLT ON DUTY 20 HRS.COPLT ON DUTY 18 HRS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Sep 1980 | Lear Jet 23 | Waukegan, Illinois, United States | Priester AVN | No injuries | - |
| 29 Aug 1979 | Lear Jet 23 | Othello, Washington, United States | Golden Jet Air | No injuries | - |
| 7 Apr 1981 | Lear Jet 23 | Cincinnati, Ohio, United States | Executive Avia | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Jan 1977 | Lear Jet 23 | Flint, Michigan, United States | Jet Avia, Ltd | Fatal | 2 |
| 8 Mar 1975 | Lear Jet 23 | Meeker, Colorado, United States | AJ Firchau | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Lear Jet 23 | Carlsbad, California, United States | Christ Karaman | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |