Last updated: 6 March 2021
| Status: | Final |
| Date: | Friday 16 May 1997 |
| Time: | 13:14 MDT |
| Type: |  Learjet 35A |
| Operator: | First Air Jet Charter |
| Registration: | N1AH |
| C/n / msn: | 35A-398 |
| First flight: | |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8019 |
| Engines: | 2 Garrett TFE731-2-2B |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Great Falls International Airport, MT (GTF) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Great Falls International Airport, MT (GTF/KGTF), United States of America |
| Dallas-Love Field, TX (DAL/KDAL), United States of America |
The airplane became airborne about 3,500 feet down the runway; the crew subsequently lost control of the aircraft, and it crashed to the left of the runway, and a fire erupted. An engine failure was simulated as a training exercise.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The captain's inadequate preflight planning/preparation, and the subsequent improper response to a simulated loss of engine power, resulting in liftoff at an airspeed below that for which sustained flight was possible."
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
Simulated engine failureLoss of control
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 Great Falls International Airport, MT to Dallas-Love Field, TX as the crow flies is 2020 km (1263 miles).
Distance from Great Falls International Airport, MT to Dallas-Love Field, TX as the crow flies is 2020 km (1263 miles).
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.
