Las Vegas - Las Vegas

On October 24, 1978 at 10:01 AM, Las Vegas - Las Vegas experienced a crash involving Learjet 24, operated by Qualitron Aero Services, with the event recorded near Las Vegas-McCarran Nevada.

The flight was categorized as training 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, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew was engaged in a local training flight at Las Vegas-McCarran Airport. During the takeoff roll, just after V1 speed, the pilot-in-command started the rotation. The airplane went out of control and crashed in flames. Both pilots escaped with minor injuries while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration N37DH, MSN 24-231, year of manufacture 1970.