# NTSB Accident SEA97LA109
> **Learjet 35A** · 1997-05-16 · GREAT FALLS, MT, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA97LA109
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08023
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-05-16
- **Location:** GREAT FALLS, MT, USA
- **Coordinates:** 47.509712, -111.270484
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Learjet
- **Model:** 35A
- **Registration:** N1AH
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the captain's inadequate preflight planning/preparation, and the subsequent improper response to a simulated loss of engine power, resulting in liftoff at an airspeed below that for which sustained flight was possible.

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