- Date
- May 6, 1982, 12:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place
- Near Savannah, GA
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N100TAGates Learjet 23
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 6, 1983
- Report
- Board-adopted at Board Meeting
- NTSB office
- Major Investigations Division
- FAA report
- 19820506014049A
- Case key
- 71925
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The flt was cleared to descend from FL410 to FL390. The flightcrew acknowledged the clearance & ATC observed the radar target descend. The acft suddenly pitched up when within 600 ft of FL390 & climbed. The pitchup was followed by two pitch oscillations which were then followed by an uncontrolled descent at progressively steeper angles until impact into the atlantic ocean.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N100TA
- Reported as
- Gates Learjet 23
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 23-045
- Engine
- GE CJ-610-4, 2,850 lbs thrust, turbo jet
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Ibex Corporation
- Departed
- C · Teterboro, NJ
- Destination
- C · Orlando, FL
- Flight plan
- IFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 38
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 7,000 total · 150 in this make and model · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 310° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Temperature
- 172 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.