# NTSB DEN75FTE55: Lear Jet 23, N3BL, Meeker, CO, March 8, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 8, 1975
- Place: Meeker, CO · MEEKER, CO
- Location: 40.0500° N, 107.8946° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Meeker, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0500&lon=-107.8946&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 16, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148178
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN75FTE55
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75FTE55

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0836   75/3/8    MEEKER,CO           LEAR JET 23         CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 5466
        TIME - 0930                    N3BL                PX-  0  0  4  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 3431 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MEEKER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALBUQUERQUE,NM              MEEKER,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SANDY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- LND IN SANDY OVERRUN ABT 99FT SHORT OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3BL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LEAR JET 23
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Meeker

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750308007679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750308007679A), Mar 8, 1975: Lear 23LEAR, Meeker, CO, Substantial damage. Lnd in sandy overrun abt 99FT short of rwy.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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