1973 DeKalb–Peachtree Airport Learjet crash
Aviation accident in Georgia, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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On February 26, 1973, a private Learjet 24 crashed shortly after take-off from DeKalb–Peachtree Airport in Chamblee, Georgia, United States. The aircraft, registration N454RN, owned by a private corporation, struck birds shortly after lifting off. Air traffic control advised the flight crew of smoke trailing from their left engine; the crew said they would not be able to return to the airport. The aircraft impacted the roof of an apartment building and came to rest in a ravine. All five passengers and two crew members aboard the aircraft were killed; a person in the apartment building suffered severe burns.
Accident | |
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Date | February 26, 1973 |
Summary | Bird strike |
Site | DeKalb–Peachtree Airport, Chamblee, Georgia, United States 33°50′25″N 84°19′7″W |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Learjet 24 |
Registration | N454RN |
Flight origin | DeKalb–Peachtree Airport, Chamblee, Georgia, United States |
Destination | Miami, Florida, United States |
Passengers | 5 |
Crew | 2 |
Fatalities | 7 |
Survivors | 0 |
Ground casualties | |
Ground injuries | 1 |
A subsequent investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) confirmed the aircraft had impacted birds during take-off. Due to loss of power in the left engine, the flight crew were unable to control their aircraft before it struck the roof of the apartment building. The investigation further determined the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and officials at DeKalb–Peachtree Airport were aware of the danger of birds at the airport after a landfill site had opened in the vicinity of the airport ten years before the accident.