# NTSB CHI68A0039: Lear Jet 23, N432EJ, Muskegon, MI, October 25, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 25, 1967
- Place: Muskegon, MI · MUSKEGON, MI
- Location: 43.2265° N, 86.2572° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Muskegon, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2265&lon=-86.2572&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 18, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112463
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI68A0039
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68A0039

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N432EJ-1968-01-24), registration cancelled 1968-01-24, S/N 23028A (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LEAR JET 23
- Registry model: [Learjet 23](https://openairdocs.org/model/learjet-23) (registry code 5170102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Muskegon County

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.

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