Learjet 35 crash, Oct 25, 1999 (6 killed), Mina
Learjet 35 accident on October 25, 1999 near Mina, South Dakota, United States with 6 fatalities. Cause: The NTSB found the crew were incapacitated...
- Date: October 25, 1999
- Aircraft: Learjet 35
- Location: Mina, South Dakota, United States
- Fatalities: 6
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The NTSB found the crew were incapacitated because they did not use supplemental oxygen after a loss of cabin pressurization. The reason the pressurization was lost was not determined.
A Learjet 35 chartered by Sunjet Aviation lost cabin pressurization on a flight from Orlando to Dallas and kept flying on autopilot until it ran out of fuel and crashed in an open field near Aberdeen, South Dakota. Intercepting military pilots saw frosted windshields but no structural damage. Golfer Payne Stewart was among the six people killed.