Learjet 25B N999HG
8 September 1977 · Sanford, North Carolina, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 8 September 1977 at about 20:20 local time, a Learjet 25B registered N999HG, operated by Champion Home, was involved in an accident during in flight near Sanford, North Carolina, United States. 5 people were on board and 5 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sanford, North Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Sanford-Lee Cnty
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Learjet 25B
- Registration
- N999HG
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Champion Home
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Flint, Mi
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-4205
People
5 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5 | 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
LOW ORDER EXPLOSIONS, AFT FUSELAGE.BATTERIES GASES, FUEL LEAKAGE, OR BOTH, COULD HAVE BEEN PRESENT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Oct 1978 | Learjet 25 | Vickery, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 6 Apr 1979 | Learjet 25B | Swanton, Ohio, United States | Owens-Corning | No injuries | - |
| 4 Oct 1980 | Learjet 25 | Aspen, Colorado, United States | Executive Avia | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Learjet 25D | Gulf of Mexico, Other-International Waters | Northeast Jet | Fatal | 2 |
| 24 Mar 1989 | Learjet 25 | Roanoke, Virginia, United States | Flight International, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 1990 | Learjet 25D | Uvalde, Texas, United States | Internacionales de Torreon | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 1977 | Cessna 182Q | Mangum, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1977 | Beechcraft B24R | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1977 | Hiller UH-12E | Thermal, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 May 1977 | Piper PA-18 | Fort Plain, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1977 | Cessna 188 | Brookland, Arkansas, United States | JAY H Harmon | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1977 | Eaa Biplane P | Kennewick, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |