Gates Lear Jet 36A N56PA accident near San Clemente Island, California, May 10, 2023
Gates Lear Jet 36A, registration N56PA, operated by Phoenix Air Group, was involved in an accident near San Clemente Island, California on May 10, 2023. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as fatal, with 3 people on board. Case WPR23FA185 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 17 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 14,975 ft. The last recorded position was at 14:43 UTC, at 9,200 ft and 337 knots, descending at 2,624 feet per minute, about 40 km from San Clemente (KNUC).
The nearest weather report, from KNUC (40 km away), showed wind 300° at 11 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, ceiling 2,400 ft (MVFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Gates Learjet 36 A registered in United States (Mode S A725D7).
This page reconstructs the flight from public ADS-B data for information only. The NTSB report is the authority on what happened and why.
Key facts
- Date
- May 10, 2023
- Location
- San Clemente Island, California
- Aircraft
- Gates Lear Jet 36A
- Registration
- N56PA
- Operator
- Phoenix Air Group
- Injuries
- Fatal (3 on board)
- NTSB case
- WPR23FA185 (Completed)
- Nearest airport
- San Clemente (KNUC)
- Recorded flight
- 17 min, max 14,975 ft
- Last recorded position
- 14:43 UTC, 9,200 ft, 337 kt
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Sources: NTSB case WPR23FA185; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.