Flugunfall 04 JUN 1984 einer Learjet 23 N101PP - Windsor Locks-Bradley International Airport, CT (BDL)
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Status:Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Datum:Montag 4 Juni 1984
Zeit:23:41
Flugzeugtyp:Silhouette image of generic LJ23 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Learjet 23
Fluggesellschaft:Air Continental
Kennzeichen: N101PP
Werknummer: 23-085
Baujahr: 1966
Betriebsstunden:8489
Triebwerk: 2 General Electric CJ610-4
Besatzung:Todesopfer: 2 / Insassen: 2
Fluggäste:Todesopfer: 1 / Insassen: 1
Gesamt:Todesopfer: 3 / Insassen: 3
Sachschaden: Zerstört
Konsequenzen: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Unfallort:ca 2 km SSE of Windsor Locks-Bradley International Airport, CT (BDL) (   USA)
Flugphase: Annäherung (APR)
Betriebsart:Frachtflug
Flug von:Syracuse-Hancock International Airport, NY (SYR/KSYR), USA
Flug nach:Windsor Locks-Bradley International Airport, CT (BDL/KBDL), USA
Unfallbericht:
Asymmetric spoiler configuration while on approach to runway 33. Turned right with a bank increasing to 90deg; lost control, crashed and burned.

Probable Cause:

PROBABLE CAUSE: "An uncommanded roll to the right which caused the airplane to roll about 90°and descend into the ground. The cause of the uncommanded roll was an asymmetric retraction of the flight spoilers wherein the left spoiler retracted and the right spoiler did not. The Safety Board could not determine the reason for the right spoiler malfunction."

Accident investigation:

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Investigating agency: NTSB
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 274 days (9 months)
Accident number: NTSB/AAR-85/02
Download report: Final report

Informationsquelle:
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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 Syracuse-Hancock International Airport, NY to Windsor Locks-Bradley International Airport, CT as the crow flies is 307 km (192 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.

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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