N515VW (Learjet INC 25) — routes, history & safety record

FlightFinder has no observed route profile for this registration. The documented safety events below are available independently of live flight tracking.

Safety history

April 17, 1969AccidentHull loss
While descending to Basel Airport in marginal weather conditions at an altitude of 2,000 feet, the crew informed ATC about navigation problems and requested the permission to climb to 3,500 feet over the Homburg beacon. Due to traffic, the crew was cleared to climb to 2,500 feet only when few dozen seconds later, the aircraft disappeared from radar screens.
Learjet 25 · 2 fatalities
The Commission has unanimously come to the conclusion that the accident was due to a collision with terrain that occurred during following a missed ILS approach procedure, interrupted due to difficulties of navigation. Full accident record
April 16, 1969Accident
Département fédéral des transports et communications et de l’énergie No l969/12 601 Rapport final de la Commission fédérale d’enquête sur les accidents d’aéronefs concernant l’accident de l'avion Lear Jet 25 N-515 VW survenu le 17 avril 1969 près de Corban/BE Séance de la commission R A P P O R T F I N A L de la Commission fédérale d’enquête en cas…
Lear Jet 25 · 2 fatalities