Narrative:
Took off from runway 28L. Descended in a steep, left wing low nose down attitude after entering a broken cloud later at 600 feet. Crashed 10,000 feet from the approach end.
PROBABLE CAUSE: Reason for occurrence undetermined.
Loss of control
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Monday 8 October 1984 |
| Time: | 19:49 |
| Type: |  Learjet 24B |
| Operator: | Clay Lacy Aviation |
| Registration: | N864CL |
| MSN: | 24-229 |
| First flight: | 1970 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 25515 |
| Engines: | 2 General Electric CJ610-6 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | San Francisco International Airport, CA (SFO) ( United States of America)
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| Crash site elevation: | 4 m (13 feet) amsl |
| Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | San Francisco International Airport, CA (SFO/KSFO), United States of America |
| Los Angeles-Van Nuys Airport, CA (VNY/KVNY), United States of America |
Took off from runway 28L. Descended in a steep, left wing low nose down attitude after entering a broken cloud later at 600 feet. Crashed 10,000 feet from the approach end.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: Reason for occurrence undetermined.
Classification:
Cause undetermined Loss of control
Sources:
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Distance from San Francisco International Airport, CA to Los Angeles-Van Nuys Airport, CA as the crow flies is 512 km (320 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from San Francisco International Airport, CA to Los Angeles-Van Nuys Airport, CA as the crow flies is 512 km (320 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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