Last updated: 4 March 2021
| Status: | Final |
| Date: | Tuesday 26 July 1988 |
| Time: | 07:40 |
| Type: |  Learjet 35A |
| Operator: | Northeast Jet |
| Registration: | N442NE |
| C/n / msn: | 35A-442 |
| First flight: | 1981 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4274 |
| Engines: | 2 Garrett TFE731-2-2B |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Morristown Municipal Airport, NJ (MMU) ( United States of America)
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| Crash site elevation: | 57 m (187 feet) amsl |
| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Allentown-Lehigh Valley International Airport, PA (ABE/KABE), United States of America |
| Morristown Municipal Airport, NJ (MMU/KMMU), United States of America |
Struck a fence short of the runway and impacted the ground. The runway 05 NDB approach had been erratic throughout with copilot at the controls. His training history indicated difficulty in control, scan of instruments, and with instrument procedures.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Allentown-Lehigh Valley International Airport, PA to Morristown Municipal Airport, NJ as the crow flies is 87 km (55 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Allentown-Lehigh Valley International Airport, PA to Morristown Municipal Airport, NJ as the crow flies is 87 km (55 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
