# Accident 19841110061269A: Lear 24F, Charlotte Amali, U.S. Virgin Islands, November 10, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 1984, 19:06 local time
- Place: Charlotte Amali, U.S. Virgin Islands
- Airport: Cyril E King Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 18.3373° N, 64.9733° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CYRIL E KING (STT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.3373&lon=-64.9733&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81MC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81MC-2013-05-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gates Lear Jet 24F (registry code 5170317, https://openairdocs.org/model/gates-lear-jet-24f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LEAR 24F
- Reported engine: GE CJ6106
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 10,190 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA85FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85FA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841110061269A

## Narrative

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

WINDSHIELD FOGGED DUE TO INOPERATIVE WINDSHIELD HEAT. FAILED TO CHECK ACTITUDE ON NIGHT APPROACH. FLEW INTO WATER.

## 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 MIA85FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85FA029), Nov 10, 1984: Gates Learjet 24F (N81MC), St. Thomas, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N81MC (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19790201004289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790201004289I), Feb 1, 1979: Lear 24F (N81MC), Pittsfield, MA, Minor damage. Aircraft slid on ice during rollout, struck snow bank causing minor damage.

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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