Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 14 November 1965
Aircraft Type: Learjet 23
Owner/operator: Paul Kelly Flying Service, lsf Flying Tiger Line
Registration Number: N243F
Location: 21 km E of Palm Springs Municipal Airport, CA (PSP) –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8
Component Affected: PilotPilot
Investigating Agency: CABCAB
Category: Accident
A night takeoff from Palm Springs resulted in a loss of control, leading to a vertical left bank attitude and subsequent crash.A night takeoff from Palm Springs resulted in a loss of control, leading to a vertical left bank attitude and subsequent crash.
Description
Crashed shortly after a night takeoff from Palm Springs when the plane lost control and crashed in a 55-deg nosedown vertical left bank attitude due to spatial disorientation of the pilot. PROBABLE CAUSE: “Spatial disorientation of the pilot, resulting in a loss of control.”
Primary Cause
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