Accidents
NTSB: Learjet 35A Hit Powerlines During Fatal Crash
The Learjet 35A involved in a December 27 fatal accident struck powerlines and subsequently crashed about 1.43 nm east of Gillespie Field in California.

According to an NTSB preliminary report, the Learjet 35A involved in a December 27 fatal accident struck powerlines and subsequently crashed into the yard of a home about 1.43 nm east of the approach end of Runway 27R at Gillespie Field in El Cajon, California. At the time of the accident (7:14 p.m. local), the twinjet was flying a Part 91 repositioning flight from John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana, California. The two pilots and two nurses were killed. The aircraft, N880Z, was registered to MedJet of El Cajon.


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