# Accident 20031112034809A: Lear 24D, Belleville, IL, November 12, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 2003, 06:40 local time
- Place: Belleville, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MUIA
- Location: 38.4796° N, 89.9994° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4796&lon=-89.9994&mi=10
- Aircraft: N77JL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77JL-2017-06-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gates Lear Jet 24D (registry code 5170311, https://openairdocs.org/model/gates-lear-jet-24d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CJ610-SER series (registry code 30006, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cj610-ser-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LEAR 24D
- Reported engine: GE CJ6101
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,900 total, 600 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04FA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031112034809A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 12, 2003, AT 0645 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A LEARJET 24D, N77JL, PILOTED BY AN AIRLINE TRANSPORT RATED PILOT, WAS DESTROYED DURING A FORCED LANDING AND POST ACCIDENT FIRE, AFTER A LOSS OF POWER IN BOTH ENGINES. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED RUNWAY 12R (6,977' BY 100' ASPHALT) AT ST. LOUIS DOWNTOWN AIRPORT (CPS) NEAR CAHOKIA, ILLINOIS, AT 0641. THE BUSINESS FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 135 AND WAS ON AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT PLAN WITH NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA, AS THE DESTINATION AIRPORT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT AND CO-PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE PASSENGERS REPORTED NO INJURIES AT THE SITE.

## 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 CHI04FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04FA029), Nov 12, 2003: Learjet 24D (N77JL), Belleville, IL, destroyed. Probable cause: The total loss of power to the right engine and the partial loss of power to the left engine after the airplane encountered a flock of birds during initial climb out, resulting in impeded ram…

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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