CHI73AC072

NTSB accident investigation · Lear 24 · Belleville, MI · February 21, 1973

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
February 21, 1973
Place
Belleville, MI · BELLEVILLE, MI
Injuries
2 fatal, 1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N100SQLear 24
Status
Completed · report April 4, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19730221003749A
Case key
169951

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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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3-0341  73/2/21    BELLEVILLE,MICH     LEAR 24             CR-  2  0  0  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0956                    N100SQ              PX-  0  1  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            36, 4998 TOTAL HOURS, 473
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WILLOW RUN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST JOSEPH,MO                DETROIT,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- LANDED LONG,HIT LOC ANTENNAE AND ILS BLDG.DID NOT STOW SPOILERS ON GO AROUND.

Aircraft

Registration
N100SQ
Reported as
Lear 24
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo jet
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Willow Run

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.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.