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1.13 Eire

There was a fan-shaped ground fire swath which resulted from fuel dis- persal to the north of the impact craters. 1.1h Surv1val Aspects

This was a non-survivable accident. The Circumstances of the crash precluded toxicological examination or autOpsies of any occupants. 1.15 Tests and Research

None.

2. ANALYSIS AND CONCLUSIONS

2.1 AnalySis

The pilot and copilot were both properly certificated, and met crew requirements for the operation but the copilot had minimal overall experience, and was not qualified as pilot in the Lear Jet, nor Was he instrument rated.

The aircraft had been maintained in accordance With EAA regulations, and the gross waight and c.g. were within allowable lunits. There was no eVidence of inflight fire, explOSion, or structural failure, and examination of the control system revealed no indication of malfunction. Consequently, it is believed that no malfunction of the aircraft or its systems was involved in the cause of the accident.

The wreckage distribution indicates a horizontal component of aircraft motion in a northerly direction. This wreckage pattern and the ground scars show1ng a near vertical bank and steep nosedown attitude of the air—

craft indicate that it entered the final descent from a steep angle of bank,