# Accident 19771214040879A: Lear 35A, Groton, CT, December 14, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 14, 1977
- Place: Groton, CT
- Airport: Trumbull Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Location: 41.3249° N, 72.0669° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Groton, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3249&lon=-72.0669&mi=10
- Aircraft: N971H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LEAR 35A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,400 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771214040879A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

No narrative was filed.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC78FA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FA014), Dec 14, 1977: Learjet 35 (N971H), Groton, CT, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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