Learjet 35A N442NE
26 July 1988 · Morristown, New Jersey, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 26 July 1988 at about 11:40 local time, a Learjet 35A registered N442NE was involved in an accident near Morristown, New Jersey, United States. 2 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Morristown, New Jersey, United States
- Nearest airport
- Morristown (MMU)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Learjet 35A
- Registration
- N442NE
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Positioning
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Allentown → Morristown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MKC88MA134
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 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
THE CREW WAS POSITIONING THE AIRCRAFT IN PREPARATION FOR A REVENUE FLIGHT AND EXECUTING A NON-DIRECTIONAL BEACON (NDB) APCH TO RWY 05. THE CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT THE COPILOT WAS FLYING THE ACFT. HOWEVER, THE CAPT STATED THAT HE TOOK CONTROLOF THE ACFT DURING THE APCH AND MADE SOME CONTROL CORRECTIONS BEFORE RETURNING CONTROL OF THE ACFT TO THE COPILOT. RADARDATA INDICATED THAT ACFT CONTROL WAS ERRATIC THROUGHOUT THE APCH AND THAT THE AIRSPEED AND DESCENT RATES WERE HIGH (3000 FPM SINK RATE) SHORTLY BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. THE ACFT STRUCK A FENCE SHORT OF THE RWY AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE CAPT SAID HE REALIZED THE ACFT WAS DRIFTING LEFT OF COURSE BUT DID NOT CORRECT IT. HE SAID HE TOLD THE COPILOT TO ADD POWER TWICE DURING THE APCH. THE COPILOT'S TRAINING HISTORY INDICATED DIFFICULTY IN CONTROL, SCAN OF INSTRUMENTS, AND WITH INSTRUMENT PROCEDURES. COMPANY MANAGEMENT DESCRIBED THE CAPT AS PASSIVE AND THE COPILOT AS AGGRESSIVE. SUPERVISION OF TNG AND OPERATIONS BY MANAGEMENT AND SURVEILLANCE OF THE COMPANY BY THE FAA WAS CONSIDERED INADEQUATE BY NTSB.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Learjet 35 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 May 1988 | Learjet 35A | West Paterson, New Jersey, United States | United Executive Jet, Inc. | Fatal | 4 |
| 12 May 1987 | Learjet 35A | West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States | Corporate Jets, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 4 Nov 1987 | Learjet 35A | Orlando, Florida, United States | Bizjet, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 4 Nov 1987 | Learjet 35A | Clearwater, Florida, United States | Jack Eckerd Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 8 Dec 1985 | Learjet 35A | Rochester, Minnesota, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 14 Feb 1991 | Learjet 35A | Aspen, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 11 Jul 1988 | Champion 7GCAA | Lakewood, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 1988 | Mooney M20F | Princeton, New Jersey, United States | LEO Otway | No injuries | - |
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