Learjet 36 crash, Jan 8, 1988 (2 killed), Monroe
Learjet 36 accident on January 8, 1988 near Monroe, Louisiana, United States with 2 fatalities. Cause: Excessive descent by the pilot in command,...
- Date: January 8, 1988
- Aircraft: Learjet 36
- Location: Monroe, Louisiana, United States
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Excessive descent by the pilot in command, inattention, and failure to level off during the ILS approach, with the copilot not rated on the type.
A Learjet 36A operated by Phoenix Air crashed about 16 km southwest of Monroe Municipal Airport, Louisiana, on an ILS approach after a flight from Memphis. Both pilots were killed after the pilot in command descended too fast and failed to level off.