# Accident 19910722029029A: Lear 23LEAR, Detroit, MI, July 22, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 1991, 21:15 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Detroit City
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: BUKA
- Location: 42.3995° N, 83.0000° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3995&lon=-83.0000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N959SC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N959SC-2013-06-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Learjet 23 (registry code 5170102, https://openairdocs.org/model/learjet-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CJ610-SER series (registry code 30006, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cj610-ser-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LEAR 23LEAR
- Reported engine: GE CJ6104
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 2,600 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91MA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91MA224) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910722029029A

## Narrative

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

OVER GROSS AND PARKING BRAKE NOT FULLY RELEASED. USED ALL RUNWAY. LIFTED NOSE HIGH. HIT TREES. NEEDED LONGER RUNWAY

## 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 CHI91MA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91MA224), Jul 23, 1991: Learjet 23 (N959SC), Detroit, MI, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: IMPROPER PREFLIGHT BY THE PILOT, HIS FAILURE TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF WHILE THERE WAS SUFFICIENT RUNWAY REMAINING, AND HIS FAILURE TO ASSURE THAT THE AIRCRAFT ATTAINED SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED FOR LIFT-OFF…

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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