FTW78FA002

NTSB accident investigation · Lear 25B · Amarillo, TX · October 5, 1977

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 5, 1977
Place
Amarillo, TX · AMARILLO, TX
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N100EPLear 25B
Status
Completed · report October 19, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19771005031969A
Case key
201261

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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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3-2202   77/10/5   AMARILLO,TX         LEAR 25B            CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1943                    N100EP              PX-  0  0  1  CORP/EXEC                 32, 3250 TOTAL HOURS, 920
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AMARILLO INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AMARILLO,TX                 HOUSTON,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PIC,NON CFI,PULLED ENG AT VR.CO-PLT WITH NO LEAR DUAL INSTRUCTION MADE TKOF.ACFT VEERED,CRASHED.

Aircraft

Registration
N100EP
Reported as
Lear 25B
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo jet
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Amarillo Intl

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N100EP · 1

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