Lear Jet 23A N434EJ
9 May 1970 · Pellston, Michigan, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 9 May 1970 at about 21:28 local time, a Lear Jet 23A registered N434EJ, operated by Executive Jet, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Pellston, Michigan, United States. 6 people were on board and 6 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:28
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Pellston, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- Emmet County
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Lear Jet 23A
- Registration
- N434EJ
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Executive Jet
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Detroit, Mich → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-0125
People
6 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 6 | 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
LACK OF VISUAL CUES CAUSED PLT TO MISJUDGE ALT. POSSIBILITY OF ALTIMETER ERROR.CIRCLING VOR APCH.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Lear Jet 23 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Sep 1970 | Lear Jet 23 | Washington, District of Columbia, United States | Jet America In | No injuries | - |
| 17 Sep 1970 | Lear Jet 23 | Quincy, Illinois, United States | Radiation, Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Feb 1970 | Lear Jet 23 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Jet America, In | No injuries | - |
| 28 Apr 1971 | Lear Jet 23 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Badgett Mine S | No injuries | - |
| 6 Nov 1969 | Lear Jet 23A | Racine, Wisconsin, United States | Mack Trucks, In | Fatal | 7 |
| 31 Mar 1969 | Lear Jet 23 | Hagerstown, Maryland, United States | Jet Airways, In | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |