Learjet 24 crash, Mar 27, 1987 (3 killed), Vail
Learjet 24 accident on March 27, 1987 near Vail, Colorado, United States with 3 fatalities. Cause: The dark night prevented the visual lookout needed...
- Date: March 27, 1987
- Aircraft: Learjet 24
- Location: Vail, Colorado, United States
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The dark night prevented the visual lookout needed to avoid terrain. Inadequate preflight planning, the pilot's unfamiliarity with the area and approach charts that did not show terrain obstructions were also cited.
A Learjet 24A (N31SK) on an air ambulance flight struck a mountaintop about 3.9 miles from Eagle, Colorado, while on an approach at night on 27 March 1987. Both crew members and the one passenger aboard were killed.