Learjet 35 crash, May 12, 1987 (2 killed), Pittsburgh-All...
Learjet 35 accident on May 12, 1987 near Pittsburgh-Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States with 2 fatalities. Cause: Crew actions: simulated...
- Date: May 12, 1987
- Aircraft: Learjet 35
- Location: Pittsburgh-Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Crew actions: simulated emergency, premature flap retraction, inadequate airspeed, inadvertent stall and inadequate supervision by the flight instructor captain, with no mechanical failure found
On 12 May 1987 a Corporate Jets Learjet 35A (N100EP) on a proficiency check flight from Pittsburgh Allegheny County Airport climbed only about 50 feet after a simulated engine failure on takeoff. It then crashed in wooded terrain near West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, and burned, killing both occupants.