Learjet 35 crash, May 15, 2023 (2 killed), Hohn AFB
Learjet 35 accident on May 15, 2023 near Hohn AFB, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany with 2 fatalities. Cause: Loss of control from an untimely or too small...
- Date: May 15, 2023
- Aircraft: Learjet 35
- Location: Hohn AFB, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Loss of control from an untimely or too small rudder input to correct asymmetric thrust after a simulated engine failure, causing a stall of the vertical tail and wing. The reason for the rudder input could not be determined (BFU).
A GFD Learjet 35 on a proficiency flight lost control after takeoff from Hohn when a simulated engine failure was started, the rudder input was too late or too small, the vertical tail stalled and the aircraft rolled uncontrolled. Both pilots died.