Crew incapacitation due to loss of cabin pressure; cause undetermined, likely pilot error[1]
Site
Mina, Edmunds County, near Aberdeen, South Dakota, United States 45°25′00″N98°45′00″W / 45.41667°N 98.75000°W / 45.41667; -98.75000
Aircraft
Aircraft type
Learjet 35
Operator
SunJet Aviation
Registration
N47BA
Flight origin
Orlando Sanford International Airport, Sanford, Florida, United States
Destination
Dallas Love Field, Dallas, Texas, United States
Occupants
6
Passengers
4
Crew
2
Fatalities
6
Survivors
0
On October 25, 1999, a chartered Learjet 35 business jet was scheduled to fly from Orlando, Florida, United States to Dallas, Texas, United States. Early in the flight, the aircraft, which was climbing to its assigned altitude on autopilot, lost cabin pressure, and all six on board were incapacitated by hypoxia, a lack of oxygen in the brain and body. The aircraft continued climbing past its assigned altitude, then failed to make the westward turn toward Dallas over North Florida and continued on its northwestern course, flying over the southern and midwestern United States for almost four hours and 1,500 miles (2,400 km). The plane ran out of fuel over South Dakota and crashed into a field near Aberdeen after an uncontrolled descent, killing all six on board.[2][3]
The two pilots were Michael Kling and Stephanie Bellegarrigue. The four passengers on board were PGA golfer Payne Stewart; his agent, and former Alabama football quarterback, Robert Fraley;[4][5] president of the Leader Enterprises sports management agency, Van Ardan; and Bruce Borland, a golf architect with the Jack Nicklaus golf course design company.[6]
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^"Agent, a former Alabama QB, killed in Stewart plane crash". Deseret News. October 26, 1999. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
^"ESPN Golf Online: Agent, a former Alabama QB, killed in Stewart plane crash". www.espn.com. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
^"FIVE YEARS LATER..." Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
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