Learjet 24B N600XJ
23 December 2003 · Helendale, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 23 December 2003 at about 17:11 local time, a Learjet 24B registered N600XJ was involved in an accident near Helendale, California, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 17:11
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Helendale, California, United States
- Coordinates
- 34.7181, -117.2561
- Aircraft
- Learjet 24B
- Registration
- N600XJ
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Executive/Corporate
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Chino → Sun Valley
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX04FA075
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
A loss of airplane control for undetermined reasons.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The Safety Board adopted the final report of this accident investigation, including the analysis and probable cause, on May 23, 2006. The Board's full report is available on : http://www.ntsb.gov/publictn/2006/AAB0604.pdf On December 23, 2003, about 0913 Pacific standard time, a Learjet 24B, N600XJ, registered to and operated by Pavair, Inc., Santa Monica, California, departed controlled flight and crashed near Helendale, California. The captain and the first officer were fatally injured, and the airplane was destroyed. The flight was operating under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 from San Bernardino County Airport (CNO), Chino, California, to Friedman Memorial Airport, Hailey, Idaho. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight, which operated on an instrument flight rules flight plan.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Learjet 24 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Nov 2003 | Learjet 24D | Belleville, Illinois, United States | Multi-Aero Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Sep 1999 | Learjet 24 | Gainesville, Georgia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 May 1998 | Learjet 24-B | Orlando, Florida, United States | Panther Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jan 1998 | Learjet 24 | Tampico, Mexico | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 16 Jan 1997 | Learjet 24 | Muscatine, Iowa, United States | American Air Network | No injuries | - |
| 18 Feb 2011 | Learjet 24 | Pachuca, Mexico | - | Fatal | 2 |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jan 2003 | Cessna 414 | Palm Springs, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Nov 2003 | Omf OMF-100-160 | Van Nuys, California, United States | Alliance International | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Jan 2003 | Cessna 152 | Salinas, California, United States | Squadron 2 | No injuries | - |
| 17 Nov 2003 | Beechcraft A36TC | Visalia, California, United States | John Rodgers | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Sep 2003 | Cessna 150F | Reedley, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Sep 2003 | McClanahan STITS PLAYMATE SA-11 | Fontana, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |