Accidents
Learjet Operator and Crew Cited in Fatal Midair
Learjet conducted an “unexpected maneuver,” continuing a left-hand turn with an “excessive bank angle despite the loss of visual contact" with the fighter.

The June 23, 2014 midair between a Learjet 35 and a German air force Eurofighter was attributed to the business jet’s operator and crew, as well as the to air force, according to the recently released final report from the German Federal Bureau of Accident Investigation (BFU). The Learjet was being flown by a civil operator participating in a so-called "Renegade" mission, where the “unknown” civil aircraft had to be intercepted, identified and accompanied by a pair of Eurofighters to a military airport.


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