- Date
- March 27, 1987, 20:45 local (Mar 28, 1987, 03:45 UTC)
- Place
- Eagle, CO
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N31SKLearjet 24A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report June 16, 1989
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA report
- 19870327007749A
- Case key
- 22438
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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.
In flight collision with terrain/water
Terrain condition - mountainous/hillyFactor
Preflight planning/preparation - inadequateFactor
Lack of familiarity with geographic areaFactor
Light condition - dark nightFactor
Visual lookout - not possible
Approach charts - inaccurateFactor
Planned approach - improperCause
Proper altitude - not maintainedCause
Minimum descent altitude - disregardedFactor
Aircraft
- Registration
- N31SK
- Reported as
- Learjet 24A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 24-118
- Airframe hours
- 8,432
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Positioning · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Kalitta Services, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · February 5, 1987 · 96 hours before
- Departed
- DEN · Denver, CO
- Destination
- EGE · Eagle, CO
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- EGE · Eagle County, runway 7, 7,000 × 100 ft, asphalt
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 160° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 27 °F, dew point 12 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- EGE, 4 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.