ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 326546
| Date: | Tuesday 24 May 1988 |
| Time: | 03:16 |
| Type: |  Learjet 35A |
| Owner/operator: | Jetcorp |
| Registration: | N500RW |
| MSN: | 35A-148 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4735 hours |
| Engine model: | Garrett TFE731-2-2B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | West Paterson, NJ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Teterboro Airport, NJ (TEB/KTEB) |
| Morristown Municipal Airport, NJ (MMU/KMMU) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The Learjet departed with several discrepancies and with two unauthorized passengers on board, one was the co-pilot's wife. The aircraft climbed to and levelled at 1900 feet. The plane rolled inverted, and struck the terrain in 80 degrees nose down, wings level attitude and heading opposite to direction of flight, very near the co-pilot's home. The copilot was new to jet operations.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
maneuver .. attempted .. pilot in command
judgment .. poor .. pilot in command
altitude .. misjudged .. pilot in command
CONTRIBUTING FACTORS:
light condition .. dark night
lack of total experience in type operation .. pilot in command
lack of total experience in type operation .. copilot/second pilot
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
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