# NTSB MKC65A0076: Learjet 23, N802L, Wichita, KS, June 14, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 14, 1965
- Place: Wichita, KS · WICHITA, KS
- Location: 37.6922° N, 97.3375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita, KS, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6922&lon=-97.3375&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 8, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178199
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC65A0076
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC65A0076

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N802L-1967-01-31), registration cancelled 1967-01-31, S/N 23-002 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LEARJET 23
- Registry model: [Learjet 23](https://openairdocs.org/model/learjet-23) (registry code 5170102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wichita Municipal

## Other investigations on N802L (3)

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.

- [NTSB FTW66I0115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66I0115), Jun 15, 1966: Lear Jet (N802L), Enid, OK, incident, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW66I0115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66I0115), Jun 15, 1966: Lear Jet 23 (N802L), Enid, OK, incident, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X1054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1054), Mar 27, 1964: Lear Jet 23 (N802L), Wichita, KS, substantial damage

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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