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CHI86FA042

1985-12-08 · ROCHESTER, Minnesota, United States · Fatal · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport RST

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE AIRCRAFT HAD JUST SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED A SERIES OF PRACTICE APPROACHES TO A FULL STOP. THE TRAINING FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED TO GIVE REFRESHER TRAINING TO THE PILOT WHO HAD NOT FLOWN A LEAR JET IN OVER A YEAR AND HAD NEVER FLOWN A LEAR MODEL 35. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR REQUESTED A PRACTICE APPROACH WITH A MISSED APPROACH AND WAS CLEARED FOR THE OPTION. WITNESSES STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED RIGHT AND THEN ROLLED LEFT TO AN INVERTED POSITION. COLLIDING WITH THE GROUND SHORTLY THEREAFTER. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_CHI86FA042.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.