- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | August 04, 2003 |
Time: | 0639 |
Location: | Groton, Connecticut |
Operator: | Jet Pro |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | Farmingdale - Groton |
AC Type: | Gates Learjet 35A |
Registration: | N135PT |
cn / ln: | 35A-509 |
Aboard: | 2 (passengers:0 crew:2) |
Fatalities: | 2 (passengers:0 crew:2) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | During a positioning flight the jet crashed into several houses before ending up in a river. The first officer's inadvertent retraction of the flaps during the low altitude maneuvering, which resulted in the inadvertent stall and subsequent in-flight collision with a residential home. Factors in the accident were the captain's decision to perform a low altitude maneuver using excessive bank angle, the flight crews inadequate coordination, and low clouds surrounding the airport. |
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