Gates Learjet 25 N51CA
30 March 1983 · Newark, New Jersey, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 30 March 1983 at about 10:14 local time, a Gates Learjet 25 registered N51CA, operated by Hughes Charter Air, was involved in an accident near Newark, New Jersey, 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 10:14
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Newark, New Jersey, United States
- Nearest airport
- Newark Intl (EWR)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Gates Learjet 25
- Registration
- N51CA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Hughes Charter Air
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Chigago → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- DCA83AA023
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
THE ACFT WAS ON A NGT CHECK COURIER FLT. DURING ARRIVAL, THE INDICATED AIRSPEED WAS WELL ABOVE THE LEGAL LIMIT OF 250 KTFOR FLT BELOW 10,000 FT. RWY 4R WAS SELECTED FOR LANDING AFTER THE CREW WERE ADVISED THAT THEIR ORIGINAL CHOICE (RWY 11)WAS NOISE SENSITIVE. THEY WERE ADVISED NOT TO DESCEND BELOW 2000 FT UNTIL ON FINAL APCH. THE TURN TO FINAL WAS COMPLETEDABOUT 1 MI FROM THE RWY AT AN ALT OF APRX 700 FT. A STEEP (5 DEG) FINAL APCH WAS FLOWN WITH AN ESTIMATED 1000 FPM RATE OF DESCENT. ON LANDING, THE ACFT BOUNCED, BANKED/TURNED TO THE RGT, THEN IT HIT THE GROUND, RGT WING 1ST & BURNED. AN EXAM OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED THE ACFT WAS CONFIGURED WITH THE GEAR EXTENDED, THE FLAPS DOWN 20 DEG & THE SPOILERS RETRACTED. NO EVIDENCE OF A PREIMPACT PART FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND. THE TRIM WAS SET FOR A HVY RGT WING & THE FUEL SWS WERE SET TO X-FEED FUEL. TOX CHECKS SHOWED THAT BOTH PLTS HAD USED OR BEEN EXPOSED TO MARIJUANA & HAD CO2 IN THEIR BLOOD FROM SMOKING; USE OF MEDICATION (PHENYLPROPANOLAMINE) BY COPLT. EVIDENCE OF PSBL FATIGUE/STRESS TO BOTH.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Gates Learjet 25 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Dec 1983 | Gates Learjet 25 | Kansas City, Kansas, United States | Central Air Charter, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 22 Dec 1983 | Gates Learjet 25D | Eagle, Colorado, United States | AMF Corporation | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 1983 | Gates Learjet 25B | Wilmington, Delaware, United States | Northeast Jet Co. | No injuries | - |
| 6 Nov 1982 | Gates Learjet 25 | Elizabeth City, North Carolina, United States | Duncan Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1984 | Gates Learjet 25B | Waterville, Maine, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Mar 1984 | Gates Learjet 25D | Denver, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Dec 1983 | Beechcraft C23 | Farmingdale, New Jersey, United States | James R. Hamilton | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Jan 1983 | Cessna 140 | Sussex, New Jersey, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Feb 1983 | Aeronca 7AC | Pittstown, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Feb 1983 | Piper PA-38-112 | Blairstown, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Mar 1983 | Cessna 210D | Farmingdale, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Apr 1983 | Cessna 172N | Hammonton, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |