Learjet 24 N711TJ

Summary

On 2 November 1986 at about 02:30 local time, a Learjet 24 registered N711TJ was involved in an accident near Lake Tahoe, California, United States. 7 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

2 November 1986 at 02:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Lake Tahoe, California, United States

Nearest airport

Lake Tahoe (TVL)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Learjet 24

Registration

N711TJ

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

San Francisco → Lake Tahoe

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

LAX87LA032

Nobody was injured.

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

AT THE END OF A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED LIGHT TO MODERATE TURBULENCE ON SHORT FINAL WHILE EXECUTING A DOWN WIND APPROACH TO THE LAKE TAHOE AIRPORT. APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET AGL OVER THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE TURBULENCE AND TOUCHED DOWN APPROXIMATELY MID FIELD. THE PILOT APPLIED MODERATE BRAKING THEN STATED THE BRAKES FAILED. THE PILOT THEN ELECTED TO EXIT THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT, 200 FEET FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY WHERE THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN A DITCH. INSPECTION OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM REVEALED NO MECHANICAL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.