# Accident 19930905033549A: Lear 25D, Pecos, NM, September 5, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1993, 17:15 local time
- Place: Pecos, NM
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5703° N, 105.6707° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5703&lon=-105.6707&mi=10
- Aircraft: N999BH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N999BH-1994-05-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gates Learjet 25D (registry code 5170514, https://openairdocs.org/model/gates-learjet-25d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LEAR 25D
- Reported engine: GE CJ6108
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 7
- Pilot flight hours: 17,000 total, 4,000 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93FA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93FA255) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930905033549A

## Narrative

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

OBSERVED BUZZING AREA PRIOR IMPACT ON A HILL. PIC PASSENGERS POSITIVE FOR COCAINE AND ALCHOL CONSUMED ON FLIGHT.

## 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 FTW93FA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93FA255), Sep 5, 1993: Gates Learjet 25D (N999BH), Pecos, NM, destroyed, 7 fatal. Probable cause: WAS PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT OF THE PILOT IN COMMAND FROM ALCOHOL AND DRUGS. A FACTOR WAS THE FIRST OFFICER'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THE LEAR JET.

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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