| Date: | Thursday 4 June 1964 |
| Time: | 08:00 |
| Type: |  Learjet 23 |
| Owner/operator: | Lear Jet Corp. |
| Registration: | N801L |
| MSN: | 23-001 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1963 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 194 hours |
| Cycles: | 167 flights |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Wichita, KS -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Wichita (unknown airport), KS |
| Wichita (unknown airport), KS | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Learjet 23 prototype. Emergency belly landed in wheatfield when the Learjet did not climb after simulating a left engine failure on takeoff. Spoilers were inadvertently extended on takeoff.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
pilot in command - inadequate preflight preparation and/or planning
pilot in command - failed to use or incorrectly used misc.equipment
FACTOR(S):
miscellaneous acts, conditions - simulated conditions
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
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