ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 331992
| Date: | Wednesday 29 November 1967 |
| Time: | 23:18 |
| Type: |  Learjet 23 |
| Owner/operator: | Jet International |
| Registration: | N690LJ |
| MSN: | 23-078 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1965 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 1,1 km SW of Orlando-Herndon Airport, FL (ORL) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Jacksonville-Thomas Cole Imeson Municipal Airport, FL |
| Miami International Airport, FL (MIA/KMIA) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Learjet N690LJ was en route to Miami (MIA) when the pilot encountered fuel transfer problems. He decided to divert to Orlando-Herndon Airport, FL (ORL) for an emergency landing. Stalled and entered a spin while attempting a go around. The Learjet crashed into a house at 2811 Oxford Street, Orlando.
The captain of N690LJ was also president of Jet International.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
pilot in command - failed to obtain/maintain flying speed
FACTOR(S):
miscellaneous acts, conditions - improper emergency procedures
powerplant - fuel system: pumps
personnel - maintenance,servicing,inspection: inadequate maintenance and inspection
emergency circumstances - precautionary landing on airport
Sources:
NTSB
St. Petersburg Times - Dec 1, 1967
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