Lear Jet 25C N77RS
4 December 1978 · Anchorage, Alaska, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 4 December 1978 at about 14:50 local time, a Lear Jet 25C registered N77RS, operated by Inlet Marine, I, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Anchorage, Alaska, United States. 7 people were on board and 5 died, 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Anchorage, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Anchorage Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Lear Jet 25C
- Registration
- N77RS
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Inlet Marine, I
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Juneau, Ak → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4454
People
5 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 5 | 2 | 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
RWY PEAK GUSTS 31K.SUSPECTED LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Nov 1978 | Lear Jet 25B | Lafayette, Louisiana, United States | Rollins Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Dec 1978 | Lear Jet 25 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | Flight Trainin | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 May 1977 | Lear Jet 25B | Detroit, Michigan, United States | Chrysler Air T | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Jul 1979 | Lear Jet 25B | Pueblo, Colorado, United States | Ultra Air | Fatal | 2 |
| 19 Jan 1979 | Lear Jet 25D | Detroit, Michigan, United States | Massey-Ferguso | Fatal | 6 |
| 11 Apr 1980 | Lear Jet 25B | Conlon, Texas, United States | Thunderbird AI | Fatal | 2 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1978 | Cessna 310Q | Destin, Florida, United States | Araguel Sander | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1978 | Beechcraft S-35 | Audubon, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 May 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Longdale, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Aug 1978 | Bell 47G4A | New Rochelle, New York, United States | Island Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Arlington, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 9 |