| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | August 24, 2001 |
| Time: | 0542 |
| Location: | Ithaca, New York |
| Operator: | Ameristar Jet Charter |
| Flight #: | ? |
| Route: | Ithaca, NY - Jackson, MI |
| AC Type: | Learjet 25 |
| Registration: | N153TW |
| cn / ln: | 25-053 |
| Aboard: | 2 (passengers:0 crew:2) |
| Fatalities: | 2 (passengers:0 crew:2) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | Shortly after taking off the cargo plane crashed into a wooded area about one-half mile from the runway. The pilot's failure to maintain a proper climb rate while taking off at night, which was a result of spatial disorientation. Factors in the accident were the low visibility and cloud conditions, and the dark night. |
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