- Date
- May 6, 1980
- Place
- Richmond, VA · RICHMOND, VA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N866JSLear Jet 23
- Status
- Completed · report January 15, 1981
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA report
- 19800506011639A
- Case key
- 79890
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3039 80/5/6 RICHMOND,VA LEAR JET 23 CR- 2 0 0 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 0312 N866JS PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG 29, 2547 TOTAL HOURS, 301 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BYRD INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP RICHMOND,VA RETURN GAINESVILLE,FL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) COPILOT - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED COPILOT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING COPILOT - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT COPILOT - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PLT ON DUTY 20 HRS.COPLT ON DUTY 18 HRS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N866JS
- Reported as
- Lear Jet 23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo jet
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Byrd Intl
N866JSRegistration cancelled Nov 20, 2014 · Learjet 23Airframe modelLearjet 23Engine modelGE CJ610-SER series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.