Gates Lear 25 N658TC
18 January 1972 · Victoria, Texas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 18 January 1972 at about 07:45 local time, a Gates Lear 25 registered N658TC, operated by Tandy Corporat, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Victoria, Texas, United States. 9 people were on board and 9 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 07:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Victoria, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Victoria County
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Gates Lear 25
- Registration
- N658TC
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Tandy Corporat
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0003
People
9 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 9 | 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 ALT AWARENESS OF CREW ON DESCENT INTO KNOWN POOR VIS.ILLUSORY EFFECT PRESENT DUE FOG, SUN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Gates Lear 25 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1972 | Gates Lear 25 | Sturgis, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Sep 1973 | Gates Lear 25 | Lincoln, Nebraska, United States | Lisa-Jet, Inc. | Fatal | 3 |
| 19 Dec 1973 | Gates Lear 25 | Detroit, Michigan, United States | Alpine Air CHA | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Apr 1971 | Gates Lear 25 | Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States | William T.burt | No injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1974 | Gates Lear 25B | Briggsdale, Colorado, United States | Colorado Flyin | Fatal | 4 |
| 14 Feb 1974 | Gates Lear 25B | Denver, Colorado, United States | - | 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 | - |