Learjet 35 crash, Oct 24, 2004 (5 killed), San Diego-Brow...
Learjet 35 accident on October 24, 2004 near San Diego-Brown Field, California, United States with 5 fatalities. Cause: The crew failed to maintain...
- Date: October 24, 2004
- Aircraft: Learjet 35
- Location: San Diego-Brown Field, California, United States
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The crew failed to maintain terrain clearance during a VFR departure. Controller clearance handling and the failure to act on MSAW alerts were also cited, and crew fatigue was a contributing factor.
A Learjet 35A air ambulance repositioning flight departed Brown Field near San Diego at night and struck mountainous terrain about two minutes later. All five people on board were killed.