DEN67A0066

NTSB accident investigation · Lear 23 · Spanish Fork, UT · April 23, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 23, 1967
Place
Spanish Fork, UT · SPANISH FORK, UT
Injuries
6 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N434EJLear 23
Status
Completed · report August 22, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
117939

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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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3-0846  67/4/23    SPANISH FORK,UTAH   LEAR 23             CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2133                    N434EJ              PX-  0  0  4  AIR TAXI-PASSG            43, 10000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            907 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SPANISH FORK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED AT WRONG AIRPORT
        REMARKS- PLT THOUGHT HE WAS LANDING AT PROVO,UTAH ARPT 5 N MILES NW OF SPANISH FORK. VISIBILITY 10 MILES.

Aircraft

Registration
N434EJ
Reported as
Lear 23
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo jet
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Spanish Fork

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