- Date
- October 25, 1967
- Place
- Muskegon, MI · MUSKEGON, MI
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N432EJLear Jet 23
- Status
- Completed · report April 18, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 112463
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4711 67/10/25 MUSKEGON,MICH LEAR JET 23 CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1108 N432EJ PX- 0 0 2 AIR TAXI-PASSG UNK/NR, 10278 TOTAL DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 820 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MUSKEGON COUNTY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING DITCHING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-ENGINE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- COMPRESSOR STALL,BOTH ENGS,CAUSED BY ICE INGESTION.NO WING OR EMPENNAGE ANTI-ICERS.LANDED IN LAKE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N432EJ
- Reported as
- Lear Jet 23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo jet
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Muskegon County
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