- Date
- May 19, 1980
- Place
- Gulf Of Mexico (Gulf of Mexico) · GULF OF MEXICO, GM
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N125NELearjet 25D
- Status
- Completed · report September 15, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800519014169A
- Case key
- 130382
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3801 80/5/19 GULF OF MEXICO LEARJET 25D CR- 2 0 0 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1205 N125NE PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG 59, 15740 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 6062 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WEST PALM BEACH,FL NEW ORLEANS,LA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) WEATHER - TURBULENCE IN FLIGHT,CLEAR AIR COPILOT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: OTHER INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - FLIGHT AND NAVIGATION INSTRUMENTS: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNAPPROVED MODIFICATION PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE FLIGHT TRAINING-PROCEDURES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE SCATTERED UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 82 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 140 9 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR IFR REMARKS- CAT,FL430.MRGL CTL ABV MACH LMT.UNAUZ MACH WRNG DSCNCT SW INSTLD.AFM/EM TRNG-SPOILERS,INCONSISTENT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N125NE
- Reported as
- Learjet 25D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo jet
- Damage
- Destroyed
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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.