MKC65A0076

NTSB accident investigation · Learjet 23 · Wichita, KS · June 14, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 14, 1965
Place
Wichita, KS · WICHITA, KS
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N802LLearjet 23
Status
Completed · report October 8, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
178199

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0479  65/6/14    WICHITA KANS        LEARJET 23          CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1858                    N802L               PX-  0  0  0  EXPERIMENTATION           47, 5500 TOTAL HOURS, 1
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WICHITA MUNICIPAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
          MISC-INHERENT RISK FACTORS OF TEST PROGRAMS
        REMARKS- FAA TEST OF SLOW LDG CHARACTERISTICS OF AIRCRAFT

Aircraft

Registration
N802L
Reported as
Learjet 23
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo jet
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Wichita Municipal

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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