| Date: | Saturday 9 December 1967 |
| Time: | 12:57 |
| Type: |  Learjet 23 |
| Owner/operator: | Jet International |
| Registration: | N822LJ |
| MSN: | 23-080 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1965 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Detroit City Airport, MI (DET) -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | |
| Detroit City Airport, MI (DET/KDET) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Nosed over after a very heavy landing. The pilot selected the wrong runway relative to the wind conditions and did not level off properly.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
pilot in command - improper level off
pilot in command - selected wrong runway relative to existing wind
FACTOR(S):
weather - unfavorable wind conditions
weather briefing - briefed by weather bureau personel, by phone
weather forecast - unknown/not reported
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
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