43.4177° N, 83.9547° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Saginaw, MI, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 11, 1978 · 07:30 local
Place
Saginaw, MI
Airport
Tri City
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N835AC
Reported as
Lear 35A
Reported engine
AiResearch TFE7312
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,300 total200 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Engine failed in climb. Landed safely. Found fan reduction gear system failed.
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE FAILED IN CLIMB. LANDED SAFELY. FOUND FAN REDUCTION GEAR SYSTEM FAILED.