# NTSB LAX67D0047: Lear Jet 23, N20S, Imperial, CA, July 25, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 25, 1966
- Place: Imperial, CA · IMPERIAL, CA
- Location: 32.8388° N, 115.5720° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Imperial, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8388&lon=-115.5720&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 22, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121768
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX67D0047
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67D0047

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3093  66/7/25    IMPERIAL CALIF      LEAR JET 23         CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1625                    N20S                PX-  0  0  4  CORP/EXEC                 44, 12569 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            480 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - IMPERIAL COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- LEFT INBOARD TIRE FAILED.ABORT ACCOMPLISHED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N20S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LEAR JET 23
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Imperial County

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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