Accident · 2000-04-05

NTSB case MIA00FA129 · LEARJET 35A · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2000-04-05
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: LEARJET 35A (N86BE)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane while on final approach resulting in the airplane striking trees. Factors in this accident were: improper planning of the approach, and not obtaining the proper alignment with the runway.

Source: NTSB case MIA00FA129

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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