Lear Jet 23 N235R
23 April 1966 · Clarendon Tex, Texas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 23 April 1966 at about 12:38 local time, a Lear Jet 23 registered N235R, operated by Rexall Drug AN, was involved in an accident during in flight near Clarendon Tex, Texas, 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 12:38
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Clarendon Tex, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Clarendon Muni
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Lear Jet 23
- Registration
- N235R
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Rexall Drug AN
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Check
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-1179
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
SUSPECT FAILURE BOTH GYRO HORIZONS PILOT-LOSS OF CTRL IN TURBLNT, INSTRMENT, CONDITIONS
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 1966 | Hughes 269A | Fort Collins Colo, Colorado, United States | Kensair Corp. | No injuries | - |
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