Narrative:
The Learjet entered an uncontrolled descent for undetermined reasons while descending from FL410 to FL390. The aircraft was en route from Teterboro to Orlando.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "An uncontrolled descent from cruise altitude for undetermined reasons, from which a recovery was not or could not be effected."
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Thursday 6 May 1982 |
| Time: | 12:00 |
| Type: |  Learjet 23 |
| Operator: | IBEX Corp. |
| Registration: | N100TA |
| MSN: | 23-045 |
| First flight: | 1965 |
| Engines: | 2 General Electric CJ610-4 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 19 km (11.9 mls) off Savannah, GA (Atlantic Ocean) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Teterboro Airport, NJ (TEB/KTEB), United States of America |
| Orlando International Airport, FL (MCO/KMCO), United States of America |
The Learjet entered an uncontrolled descent for undetermined reasons while descending from FL410 to FL390. The aircraft was en route from Teterboro to Orlando.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "An uncontrolled descent from cruise altitude for undetermined reasons, from which a recovery was not or could not be effected."
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
Loss of control
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Teterboro Airport, NJ to Orlando International Airport, FL as the crow flies is 1520 km (950 miles).
Accident location: Exact; as reported in the official accident report.
Distance from Teterboro Airport, NJ to Orlando International Airport, FL as the crow flies is 1520 km (950 miles).
Accident location: Exact; as reported in the official accident report.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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