Narrative:
Lost control at FL165 and crashed in a 60deg nose down attitude during pilot checkride.
PROBABLE CAUSE(S):
personnel - production-design-personnel: poor/inadequate design
systems - auto pilot: servo
miscellaneous acts,conditions - material failure
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Friday 20 October 1978 |
| Time: | 10:33 |
| Type: |  Learjet 25 |
| Operator: | Kelco Aircraft |
| Registration: | N100MK |
| MSN: | 25-019 |
| First flight: | 1969 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 2,4 km (1.5 mls) SE of Vickery, OH ( United States of America)
|
| Phase: | Maneuvering (MNV) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Cleveland (unknown airport), OH, United States of America |
| Cleveland (unknown airport), OH, United States of America |
Lost control at FL165 and crashed in a 60deg nose down attitude during pilot checkride.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE(S):
personnel - production-design-personnel: poor/inadequate design
systems - auto pilot: servo
miscellaneous acts,conditions - material failure
Classification:
Loss of control
Sources:
» NTSBPhotos
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