| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | November 14, 1965 |
| Time: | 17:21 |
| Location: | Near Palm Springs, California |
| Operator: | Paul Kelly Flying Service Inc. |
| Flight #: | ? |
| Route: | Palm Springs - Burbank |
| AC Type: | Learjet 23 |
| Registration: | N243F |
| cn / ln: | 23-063 |
| Aboard: | 8 (passengers:6 crew:2) |
| Fatalities: | 8 (passengers:6 crew:2) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The plane crashed 13 miles east of Palm Springs Airport shortly after taking off. The pilot was confronted /with conditions requiring the division of his attention between instrument reference for proper attitude information and visual reference for terrain and aircraft avoidance. The aircraft went out of control from a cruise configuration and crashed in a 55-degree nosedown, vertical left bank attitude. Spatial disorientation of the pilot, resulting in a loss of control. |
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