# NTSB Accident ERA14FA045
> **LEARJET 35** · 2013-11-20 · Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA14FA045
- **Event ID:** 20131120X80518
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2013-11-20
- **Location:** Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 26.163333, -80.069442
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 4
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** LEARJET
- **Model:** 35
- **Registration:** XA-USD
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane following an inflight deployment of the left engine thrust reverser. Contributing to the accident was the flight crew's failure to perform the appropriate emergency procedures, the copilot's lack of qualification and capability to act as a required flight crewmember for the flight, and the inflight deployment of the left engine thrust reverser for reasons that could not be determined through postaccident investigation.

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