19851208060929A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Lear 35LEAR · Rochester, MN · December 8, 1985

Date
December 8, 1985 · 13:39 local
Place
Rochester, MN
Airport
Rochester Municipal
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
BPBA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N15TW
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI86FA042
Reported as
Lear 35LEAR
Reported engine
AiResearch TFE73122B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
4,986 total0 in this make and model238 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft struck the ground during practice IFR approach. Suspect slow airspeed led to a loss of directional control

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND DURING PRACTICE IFR APPROACH. SUSPECT SLOW AIRSPEED LED TO A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.