Narrative:
The Learjet departed with several discrepancies and with two unauthorized passengers on board, one was the co-pilot's wife. The aircraft climbed to and levelled at 1900 feet. The plane rolled inverted, and struck the terrain in 80 degrees nose down, wings level attitude and heading opposite to direction of flight, very near the co-pilot's home. The copilot was new to jet operations.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
maneuver .. attempted .. pilot in command
judgment .. poor .. pilot in command
altitude .. misjudged .. pilot in command
CONTRIBUTING FACTORS:
light condition .. dark night
lack of total experience in type operation .. pilot in command
lack of total experience in type operation .. copilot/second pilot
Loss of control
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Tuesday 24 May 1988 |
| Time: | 03:16 |
| Type: |  Learjet 35A |
| Operator: | Jetcorp |
| Registration: | N500RW |
| MSN: | 35A-148 |
| First flight: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4735 |
| Engines: | 2 Garrett TFE731-2-2B |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | West Paterson, NJ ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Teterboro Airport, NJ (TEB/KTEB), United States of America |
| Morristown Municipal Airport, NJ (MMU/KMMU), United States of America |
The Learjet departed with several discrepancies and with two unauthorized passengers on board, one was the co-pilot's wife. The aircraft climbed to and levelled at 1900 feet. The plane rolled inverted, and struck the terrain in 80 degrees nose down, wings level attitude and heading opposite to direction of flight, very near the co-pilot's home. The copilot was new to jet operations.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE:
maneuver .. attempted .. pilot in command
judgment .. poor .. pilot in command
altitude .. misjudged .. pilot in command
CONTRIBUTING FACTORS:
light condition .. dark night
lack of total experience in type operation .. pilot in command
lack of total experience in type operation .. copilot/second pilot
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
Flightcrew un(der)qualifiedLoss 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 Teterboro Airport, NJ to Morristown Municipal Airport, NJ as the crow flies is 30 km (19 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Teterboro Airport, NJ to Morristown Municipal Airport, NJ as the crow flies is 30 km (19 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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