# NTSB CHI73AC058: Lear 23, N20M, Romulus, MI, December 15, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 15, 1972
- Place: Romulus, MI · ROMULUS, MI
- Location: 42.2223° N, 83.3966° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Romulus, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2223&lon=-83.3966&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 20, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169186
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73AC058
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73AC058

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20M-1973-05-29), registration cancelled 1973-05-29, S/N 094 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LEAR 23
- Registry model: [Learjet 23](https://openairdocs.org/model/learjet-23) (registry code 5170102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport:  Detroit Metro

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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