# NTSB LAX66A0072: Lear Jet 23, Ramona, CA, March 24, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 24, 1966
- Place: Ramona, CA · RAMONA, CA
- Location: 33.0417° N, 116.8681° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ramona, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0417&lon=-116.8681&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 12, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174185
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX66A0072
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66A0072

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0294  66/3/24    RAMONA CALIF        LEAR JET 23         CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1540                    N17SFS              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            43, 19000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            331 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RAMONA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          PILOT-MISCALCULATED LANDING RUNWAY REQUIREMENTS.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HYDROPLANING ON WET RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- PILOT FAILED TO EXTEND FLAPS FOR GO-AROUND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N17SFS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LEAR JET 23
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ramona

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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