Palm Springs - Las Vegas

On January 6, 1977 at 05:00 PM, Palm Springs - Las Vegas experienced a crash involving Learjet 24, operated by Jet Avia, with the event recorded near Palm Springs California.

The flight was categorized as executive/corporate/business and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a mountains crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 4 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is human factor. Shortly after takeoff from Palm Springs Airport, while climbing by night at an altitude of 9,700 feet, the airplane struck a mountain located in the San Gorgonio Wilderness of the San Bernardino Mountains, about 22 miles northwest of Palm Springs. Due to very poor weather conditions, rescuers were able to reach the crash site three days later only. The aircraft struck the ground at a speed of 325 knots and disintegrated on impact. All four occupants were killed. Crew: Donald J. Weier, Jerald Wayne Foley. Passengers: Dolly Sinatra, Frank Sinatra's mother, Ann Carbone.

Aircraft reference details include registration N12MK, MSN 24-192, year of manufacture 1969.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 33.8246°, -116.5403°.