# NTSB MIA73AM087: Gates Lear 24, N454RN, Atlanta, GA, February 26, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 26, 1973
- Place: Atlanta, GA · ATLANTA, GA
- Location: 33.7490° N, 84.3880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlanta, GA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7490&lon=-84.3880&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 7 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 26, 1973
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 79898
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73AM087
- Board report AAR7312 (PDF): https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR7312.pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73AM087

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0186  73/2/26    ATLANTA,GA          GATES LEAR 24       CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1012                    N454RN              PX-  5  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 31, 5600 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DEKALB-PEACHTREE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ATLANTA,GA                  MIAMI,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S)                               IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: BIRD INGESTION
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: OTHER
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- LOST ENG THRUST DUE COWBIRD INGESTION.FAA & ARPT AUTHORITY AWARE OF BIRD HAZARD,NOT REMOVED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N454RN](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N454RN-1973-06-25), registration cancelled 1973-06-25, S/N 121, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GATES LEAR 24
- Registry model: [Learjet 24](https://openairdocs.org/model/learjet-24) (registry code 5170302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Dekalb-Peachtree

## 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 19730226007849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730226007849A), Feb 26, 1973: Lear 24C, Atlanta, GA, Destroyed, 5 fatal. Lost eng thrust due cowbird ingestion.FAA & arpt authority aware of bird hazard,not removed.

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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