- Date
- April 7, 1978
- Place
- Soda Springs, ID · SODA SPRINGS, ID
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N78AELear Jet 24D
- Status
- Completed · report May 12, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780407007419A
- Case key
- 142652
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0546 78/4/7 SODA SPRINGS,ID LEAR JET 24D CR- 0 0 2 NONCOMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 0830 N78AE PX- 0 0 1 CORP/EXEC 38, 7000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1800 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SODA SPRINGS MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ALBUQUERQUE,NM SODA SPRINGS,ID TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: OTHER PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH TRACTOR-TRAILER TRUCK.HIGHWAY 70 FT FM RUNWAY.AIRPORT WARNING SIGN 1 MILE FM RUNWAY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N78AE
- Reported as
- Lear Jet 24D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo jet
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Soda Springs Muni
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.