# Accident 19770106039189A: Lear 24B, Palm Springs, CA, January 6, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 6, 1977
- Place: Palm Springs, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 33.8303° N, 116.5453° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palm Springs, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8303&lon=-116.5453&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12MK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12MK-1977-11-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Learjet 24B (registry code 5170306, https://openairdocs.org/model/learjet-24b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LEAR 24B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 4,150 total, 532 in this make and model, 112 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX77AA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77AA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770106039189A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

CREW MISINTERPRETED IFR CLNC & ATC INSTRUCTIONS.CONTROLLER FAILED TO DETECT DEVIATION FRM ROUTE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX77AA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77AA019), Jan 6, 1977: Lear Jet 24B (N12MK), Palm Springs, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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