Learjet 36 crash, Dec 6, 1996 (2 killed), Stephenville
Learjet 36 accident on December 6, 1996 near Stephenville, Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada with 2 fatalities. Cause: The crew did not maintain proper...
- Date: December 6, 1996
- Aircraft: Learjet 36
- Location: Stephenville, Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The crew did not maintain proper aircraft attitude during the attempted missed approach after the aircraft had moved off the runway's left side on the approach.
A Learjet 36A on an IFR positioning flight from Grand Rapids approached Stephenville at night in snow. It drifted left of the runway on the approach, and the crew attempted a missed approach but did not maintain proper attitude. The aircraft struck a service road embankment inverted, and both crew were killed.