CHI70A0027

NTSB accident investigation · Lear Jet 23A · Racine, WI · November 6, 1969

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
November 6, 1969
Place
Racine, WI · RACINE, WI
Injuries
7 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
N1021BLear Jet 23A
Status
Completed · report April 30, 1970
Safety recommendations
Yes
Case key
79893

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3766   69/11/6   RACINE,WIS          LEAR JET 23A        CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1107                    N1021B              PX-  5  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 AGE 40, 7076 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            625 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HORLICK-RACINE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BENTON HARBOR,MICH          RACINE,WIS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDETERMINED                                             UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- ADF APCH,RAPCON ADZD MARION FIX.PASSED FIX,RADAR TARGET FADED.FLOATING WRECKAGE RECOVERED LKE MICH

Aircraft

Registration
N1021B
Reported as
Lear Jet 23A
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo jet
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Horlick-Racine

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.