- Date
- December 15, 1972
- Place
- Romulus, MI · ROMULUS, MI
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N20MLear 23
- Status
- Completed · report April 20, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 169186
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4099 72/12/15 ROMULUS,MICH LEAR 23 CR- 2 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1146 N20M PX- 0 0 0 FERRY 29, 4302 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 1072 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DETROIT METRO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ROMULUS,MICH LEXINGTON,KY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- ACFT STRUCK FUEL STORAGE TANK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N20M
- Reported as
- Lear 23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo jet
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Detroit Metro
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