Learjet 31 N71JC
2 September 1997 · Aberdeen, Mississippi, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 September 1997 at about 15:20 local time, a Learjet 31 registered N71JC was involved in an accident near Aberdeen, Mississippi, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 15:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Aberdeen, Mississippi, United States
- Nearest airport
- Monroe County (M40)
- Coordinates
- 33.8192, -88.5506
- Aircraft
- Learjet 31
- Registration
- N71JC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Executive/Corporate
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Madison → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL97LA131
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The flightcrew's failure to extend the landing gear.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
According to the pilot, the airplane was high and fast on final approach, because of restricted visibility in haze, and he executed a go-around. The pilot and copilot do not recall retracting the landing gear. During the second approach, the pilot stated he did not extended the gear because he was 'sure in his mind that the gear was already down'. The airplane landed with the gear retracted. The airplane slid approximately 3,000 feet. Following the landing, the airplane caught fire under the right wing root, and the fire could not be extinguished with hand held fire extinguishers. Both pilots safely evacuated the airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 May 1997 | Learjet 31A | Atlantic Ocean | - | No injuries | - |
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| 22 Oct 2015 | Learjet 31 | La Tinaja, Mexico | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 10 Mar 2018 | Learjet 31 | Mount Pleasant, Michigan, United States | N500MP LLC | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Apr 1997 | Grumman G-164B | Ackerman, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Aug 1997 | Bell 47-D1 | Holcomb, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Oct 1997 | Cessna 172P | Wiggins, Mississippi, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1997 | Spencer PITTS S-1S | Greenwood, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Sep 1997 | Bell 47G-2 | McGee, Mississippi, United States | Louis E. McCarthy | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 1997 | Schweizer G-164B | Edwards, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |