# Accident 19900715025759A: Lear 24D, Benton Harbor, MI, July 15, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1990, 02:14 local time
- Place: Benton Harbor, MI
- Airport: Ross Field-Twin Cities
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: MXIA
- Location: 42.1100° N, 86.4403° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1100&lon=-86.4403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45CP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45CP-2013-07-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gates Lear Jet 25C (registry code 5170513, https://openairdocs.org/model/gates-lear-jet-25c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LEAR 24D
- Reported engine: GE CJ6108
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,300 total, 2,100 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA172) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900715025759A

## Narrative

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

LANDED LONG. RAN OFF RUNWAY. HIT CULVERT,WENT OVER HILL INTO SWAMP. SAID BLINDED BY APPROACH LIGHTS.

## 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 CHI90LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA172), Jul 15, 1990: Learjet LR-24D (N45CP), Benton Harbor, MI, destroyed. Probable cause: PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S MISJUDGED APPROACH TO LANDING, WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT RUNNING OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY INTO A RAVINE. THE LATE, DARK NIGHT, IFR CONDITIONS CONTRIBUTED TO THE…

## Other reports on N45CP (3)

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

- [Accident 20020831023249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020831023249A), Aug 31, 2002: Lear 25C (N45CP), Lexington, KY, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) On August 30, 2002, at approximately 1307 EDT, a Lear 25C was destroyed after landing on runway 4 at the Lexington bluegrass airport, Lexington, KY. The…
- [Incident 20010816023199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010816023199I), Aug 16, 2001: Lear 25C (N45CP), Traverse City, MI, Minor damage. (-23) The aircraft aborted take-off on rwy 18 after crew heard a popping noise and felt a bump on the right side. The right wing then dipped and vibration was…
- [Incident 19990318018309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990318018309I), Mar 18, 1999: Lear 25C (N45CP), Lincoln, NE. On landing, the aircraft experienced a loss of brakes on the right side. The aircraft ran off the right side of the runway causing no damage to the aircraft.…

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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