Gates Learjet LR-24D N45AJ
11 September 1984 · Chesterfield, Missouri, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 11 September 1984 at about 01:50 local time, a Gates Learjet LR-24D registered N45AJ, operated by St.louis Flight Systems, Inc., was involved in an accident near Chesterfield, Missouri, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 01:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Chesterfield, Missouri, United States
- Nearest airport
- Spirit of St. Louis (SUS)
- Coordinates
- 38.6493, -90.5308
- Aircraft
- Gates Learjet LR-24D
- Registration
- N45AJ
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- St.louis Flight Systems, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Detroit → Chesterfield
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- MKC84LA274
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
THE ACFT WAS LANDED IN A THUNDERSTORM WITH A 16 KT LEFT QUARTERING TAILWIND. THE PLT WAS AWARE OF AN AREA ON THE RWY WHICH TENDED TO COLLECT WATER BUT DUE TO HEAVY PRECIPITATION THIS AREA COULD NOT BE VIEWED FROM THE COCKPIT. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR HYDROPLANED AS IT CONTACTED THIS AREA DURING THE LANDING ROLL RESULTING IN A 90 DEG RIGHT TURN. THE ACFT DEPARTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RWY TRAVELING INTO ROUGH TERRAIN AT WHICH TIME THE LEFT MAIN GEAR PUNCTURED THE WING. HYDROPLANE MARKS WERE VISIBLE ON BOTH LEFT MAIN GEAR TIRES AFTER THE ACCIDENT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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