# NTSB LAX79FA004: Lear Jet 24, N123RE, Lancaster, CA, October 17, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 17, 1978
- Place: Lancaster, CA · LANCASTER, CA
- Location: 34.6980° N, 118.1367° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lancaster, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6980&lon=-118.1367&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report October 27, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147488
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79FA004
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FA004

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3022  78/10/17   LANCASTER,CA        LEAR JET 24         CR-  1  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0913                    N123RE              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      36, 8390 TOTAL HOURS, 379
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GEN.WM.J.FOX
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANTA ANA,CA                LANCASTER,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N123RE](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N123RE-1979-01-24), registration cancelled 1979-01-24, S/N 154, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LEAR JET 24
- Registry model: [Learjet 24](https://openairdocs.org/model/learjet-24) (registry code 5170302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Gen.Wm.J.Fox

## 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 19781017034529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781017034529A), Oct 17, 1978: Lear 24C, Lancaster, CA, Destroyed

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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