Detroit - Lexington

On December 15, 1972 at 11:46 AM, Detroit - Lexington experienced a crash involving Learjet 23, operated by Zantop International Airlines, with the event recorded near Detroit-Metropolitan-Wayne County Michigan.

The flight was categorized as ferry and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 150.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 1.

Just after liftoff from runway 03R at Detroit-Wayne County Airport, while in initial climb, the airplane crashed on a fuel storage tank and exploded. Both pilots, en route to Lexington on a ferry flight, were killed, as well as one people on the ground.

Aircraft reference details include registration N20M, MSN 23-094, year of manufacture 1966.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 42.2057°, -83.3530°.