Learjet 24 crash, Aug 20, 1985 (3 killed), Gulkana
Learjet 24 accident on August 20, 1985 near Gulkana, Alaska, United States with 3 fatalities. Cause: The pilot misjudged altitude during the approach,...
- Date: August 20, 1985
- Aircraft: Learjet 24
- Location: Gulkana, Alaska, United States
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot misjudged altitude during the approach, with high obstructions and flying into rising terrain as contributing factors, according to a summary database citing the NTSB.
An ERA Helicopters, doing business as Jet Alaska, Learjet 24D on a Part 135 flight carrying Alaska pipeline parts crashed during a night instrument approach to Gulkana Airport, Alaska, on 20 August 1985. It struck trees about 2.4 miles before the final approach fix, burned, and all three people aboard died.