# Accident 19900118000659A: Lear 23LEAR, Ansonia, OH, January 18, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 1990, 05:51 local time
- Place: Ansonia, OH
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: BSMA
- Location: 40.2094° N, 84.6302° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2094&lon=-84.6302&mi=10
- Aircraft: N331DP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N331DP-1990-10-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Learjet 23 (registry code 5170102, https://openairdocs.org/model/learjet-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LEAR 23LEAR
- Reported engine: GE CJ6104
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 168 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL90MA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90MA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900118000659A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED AND BURNED. ATC REPORTED PILOTS SPEECH SLURRED. READ BACK ON VECTOR HEADINGS INCORRECT ACCORDING TO ATC.

## 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 ATL90MA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90MA051), Jan 18, 1990: Learjet 23 (N331DP), Ansonia, OH, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE FLIGHT CREW BECAME INCAPACITATED FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS AND LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE.

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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