Narrative:
Impacted a mountainside at 3500 feet following a premature descent.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
flight/navigation instrument(s)..improper use of
became lost/disoriented..inadvertent..pilot in command
descent..premature
unsafe/hazardous condition..not identified..copilot/second pilot
proper altitude..not maintained..pilot in command
CONTRIBUTING FACTORS:
comm/nav equipment,distance measuring eqpt(dme)..not switched
habit interference..pilot in command
light condition..dark night
weather condition..clouds
terrain condition..mountainous/hilly
terrain condition..rising
Navigational error
Premature descent
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Tuesday 22 October 1985 |
| Time: | 20:43 |
| Type: |  Learjet 24D |
| Operator: | ERA-Jet Alaska |
| Registration: | N456JA |
| MSN: | 24-265 |
| First flight: | 1973 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6303 |
| Engines: | 2 General Electric CJ610-6 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 45 km (28.1 mls) W of Juneau International Airport, AK (JNU) ( United States of America)
|
| Crash site elevation: | 1067 m (3501 feet) amsl |
| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Ambulance |
| Departure airport: | Anchorage International Airport, AK (ANC/PANC), United States of America |
| Juneau International Airport, AK (JNU/PAJN), United States of America |
Impacted a mountainside at 3500 feet following a premature descent.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE:
flight/navigation instrument(s)..improper use of
became lost/disoriented..inadvertent..pilot in command
descent..premature
unsafe/hazardous condition..not identified..copilot/second pilot
proper altitude..not maintained..pilot in command
CONTRIBUTING FACTORS:
comm/nav equipment,distance measuring eqpt(dme)..not switched
habit interference..pilot in command
light condition..dark night
weather condition..clouds
terrain condition..mountainous/hilly
terrain condition..rising
Classification:
Loss of situational awarenessNavigational error
Premature descent
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain
Sources:
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Distance from Anchorage International Airport, AK to Juneau International Airport, AK as the crow flies is 909 km (568 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Anchorage International Airport, AK to Juneau International Airport, AK as the crow flies is 909 km (568 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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