Gates Learjet 35A N81VN accident near Scottsdale, Arizona, February 10, 2025
Gates Learjet 35A, registration N81VN, operated by Chromed In Hollywood Inc, was involved in an accident near Scottsdale, Arizona on February 10, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as fatal, with 4 people on board. Case WPR25FA088 is in work.
ADS-B receivers recorded 189 minutes of the flight after departing the Austin/Bergstrom Intl area (KAUS), reaching a maximum of 40,050 ft. The last recorded position was at 21:38 UTC, at 1,500 ft and 55 knots, descending at 768 feet per minute, about 2 km from Scottsdale Muni (KSDL).
The nearest weather report, from KSDL (2 km away), showed wind 250° at 6 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Gates Learjet 35 A registered in United States (Mode S AB08EB).
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
- February 10, 2025
- Location
- Scottsdale, Arizona
- Aircraft
- Gates Learjet 35A
- Registration
- N81VN
- Operator
- Chromed In Hollywood Inc
- Injuries
- Fatal (4 on board)
- NTSB case
- WPR25FA088 (In work)
- Departure area
- Austin/Bergstrom Intl (KAUS)
- Nearest airport
- Scottsdale Muni (KSDL)
- Recorded flight
- 189 min, max 40,050 ft
- Last recorded position
- 21:38 UTC, 1,500 ft, 55 kt
3D flight replay
Replay the recorded flight in 3D with the weather, light and terrain at the time, flight instruments reconstructed from the aircraft's ADS-B transmissions, and automatically detected events.
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Sources: NTSB case WPR25FA088; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.