Lear Jet 23 N658L
10 April 1971 · Danville, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 April 1971 at about 10:45 local time, a Lear Jet 23 registered N658L was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Danville, Illinois, United States. 6 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Danville, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Vermillion Cty
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Lear Jet 23
- Registration
- N658L
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Jacksonville, Fla → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4535
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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
R BATTERY HAD THERMAL RUNAWAY. LINK CAP SCREWS OF NR 4 CELL SHOWED LOW TORQUE. DMG AIRFRAME.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Apr 1971 | Lear Jet 23 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Badgett Mine S | No injuries | - |
| 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 | - |
| 12 Dec 1972 | Lear Jet 23 | Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States | Zantop Airways | No injuries | - |
| 9 May 1970 | Lear Jet 23A | Pellston, Michigan, United States | Executive Jet | Fatal | 6 |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |