ASN Aircraft accident Learjet 25 N658TC Victoria County-Foster Airport, TX (VCT)
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Status:Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Date:Tuesday 18 January 1972
Time:07:45
Type:Silhouette image of generic LJ25 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Learjet 25
Operator:Tandy Corp.
Registration: N658TC
MSN: 25-044
First flight: 1969
Crew:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Passengers:Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Total:Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:3,1 km (1.9 mls) NW of Victoria County-Foster Airport, TX (VCT) (   United States of America)
Phase: Approach (APR)
Nature:Executive
Departure airport:Fort Worth-Meacham Field, TX (FTW/KFTW), United States of America
Destination airport:Victoria County-Foster Airport, TX (VCT/KVCT), United States of America
Narrative:
Struck the ground and a power pole 1,7nm short of runway 12L during a non precision approach to Victoria County-Foster Airport, Texas.

Probable Cause:

PROBABLE CAUSE: "The lack of altitude awareness on the part of the flightcrew while descending into known weather conditions which were conductive to a rapid deterioration in forward visibility. The Board believes that the action of the crew might have been influenced by a visual illusory effect produced by a shallow layer of dense fog combined with the relative position of the sun."

Accident investigation:

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Investigating agency: NTSB
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 204 days (7 months)
Accident number: NTSB-AAR-72-24
Download report: Final report

Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Ground

Follow-up / safety actions

NTSB issued 1 Safety Recommendation

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Distance from Fort Worth-Meacham Field, TX to Victoria County-Foster Airport, TX as the crow flies is 440 km (275 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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Learjet 25

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