Lear Jet 23 N243F
14 November 1965 · Palm Springs Cal, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 14 November 1965 at about 17:21 local time, a Lear Jet 23 registered N243F, operated by Paul Kelly Fly, was involved in an accident during in flight near Palm Springs Cal, California, United States. 8 people were on board and 8 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:21
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Palm Springs Cal, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Lear Jet 23
- Registration
- N243F
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Paul Kelly Fly
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 2-0649
People
8 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 8 | 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
ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT NIGHT AS ACFT TURNED TOWARDDARK, CLOUD-SHROUDED MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Lear Jet 23 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jul 1965 | Lear Jet 23 | Wichita Kans, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Oct 1965 | Lear Jet 23 | Jackson Mich, Michigan, United States | Lear Jet Corpo | Fatal | 2 |
| 24 Mar 1966 | Lear Jet 23 | Ramona Calif, California, United States | CAL Jet Airway | No injuries | - |
| 1 Apr 1966 | Lear Jet 23 | Washington Dc, District of Columbia, United States | Va.coal Andiro | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 1966 | Lear Jet 23 | Enid, Oklahoma, United States | Lear Jet Corp | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1966 | Lear Jet 23 | Las Vegas Nev, Nevada, United States | WF Long and AS | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jul 1965 | Hughes 269A-1 | Lynch Ky, Kentucky, United States | Rotairport, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 1965 | Cessna 195B | Imnaha Oreg, Oregon, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Nov 1965 | Bell 204B | Georgetown Colo, Colorado, United States | Whirl-Wide HEL | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 1965 | Piper PA28 | San Jose Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1965 | Navion B | Englewood Fla, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Apr 1965 | Boeing A75N1 | Mesa Ariz, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |