Gates Learjet 25B N1JR

Summary

On 28 July 1984 at about 19:45 local time, a Gates Learjet 25B registered N1JR was involved in an accident near Waterville, Maine, United States. 5 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured, 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

28 July 1984 at 19:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Waterville, Maine, United States

Nearest airport

Lafleur (WVL)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Gates Learjet 25B

Registration

N1JR

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Waterville → White Plains

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC84LA257

2 people were seriously injured.

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

DURING PREFLIGHT PREPARATION FOR DEPARTURE FROM A SHORT FIELD THE PLT FAILED TO REMOVE THE PITOT TUBE COVERS. ON TAKEOFF ROLL, THE STALL WARNING LIGHT BEGAN TO FLICKER. PLT NOTED AIRSPEED WAS NOT REGISTERING BUT DID NOT CONSIDER THIS UNUSUAL IN THE EARLY PART OF A TAKEOFF ROLL. PLT TURNED LEFT STALL WARNING SWITCH OFF, THEN BACK ON, WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ON. PLT THEN INITIATED ABORT PROCEDURES, USING FULL REVERSE THRUST AND BRAKES. THE ACFT OVERRAN RUNWAY BY ABOUT 100 FT AND DOWN A ROUGH EMBANKMENT WHICH SEPARATED THE LANDING GEAR.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.