Learjet 35 crash, Sep 22, 1985 (1 killed), Auburn-Opelika...
Learjet 35 accident on September 22, 1985 near Auburn-Opelika-Robert G. Pitts (University Regional), Alabama, United States with 1 fatality. Cause:...
- Date: September 22, 1985
- Aircraft: Learjet 35
- Location: Auburn-Opelika-Robert G. Pitts (University Regional), Alabama, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Midair collision, with inadequate visual lookout by both pilots; the Challenger had no radio and was not seen by unicom.
A Learjet 35A operated by Louisiana Pacific collided in mid air with an unregistered experimental Quad City Challenger II while landing at Auburn, Alabama, on 22 September 1985. Both aircraft crashed on the airport, and the Challenger pilot was killed along with one occupant of the Learjet.