Lear 23 N20M
15 December 1972 · Romulus, Michigan, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 15 December 1972 at about 11:46 local time, a Lear 23 registered N20M, operated by Zantop Airways, was involved in an accident during in flight near Romulus, Michigan, 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 11:46
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Romulus, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- Detroit Metro
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Lear 23
- Registration
- N20M
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Zantop Airways
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Ferry
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Lexington, Ky
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4099
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
ACFT STRUCK FUEL STORAGE TANK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Aug 1977 | Lear 23 | Teterboro, New Jersey, United States | Pocono Airways | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1967 | Lear 23 | Spanish Fork, Utah, United States | Executive Jet | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1966 | Lear 23 | Chicago Ill, Illinois, United States | Mutual of Omah | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Mar 1978 | Lear 23 | Burbank, California, United States | Natnl Jets, Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Apr 1966 | Lear 23 | Marfa Tex, Texas, United States | Permian Corp | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |