| Date: | Sunday 8 December 1985 |
| Time: | 13:39 |
| Type: |  Learjet 35A |
| Owner/operator: | Corporate Air Inc |
| Registration: | N15TW |
| MSN: | 35A-106 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Engine model: | Garrett TFE731-2-2B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Rochester, MN -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, MN (MSP/KMSP) |
| Rochester Municipal Airport, MN (RST/KRST) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Training flight. Rolled inverted and crashed after missed approach while positioning for a new approach.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
directional control..not corrected..pilot in command(CFI)
remedial action..not performed..pilot in command(CFI)
CONTRIBUTING FACTORS:
overconfidence in personal ability..pilot in command(CFI)
lack of recent experience in type of aircraft..dual student
Sources:
NTSB
Location
Images:
photo (c) via Werner Fischdick; Stuttgart-Echterdingen Airport (STR); September 1979
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