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Date
December 26, 1978 · 20:40 local
Place
Denver, CO
Airport
Stapleton International
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N78GL
Reported as
Lear 25
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,100 total500 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.
Oil pressure low during climb, flight returned, oil pressure gauge and transmitting unit were faulty.
As the FAA filed it
OIL PRESSURE LOW DURING CLIMB, FLIGHT RETURNED, OIL PRESSURE GAUGE AND TRANSMITTING UNIT WERE FAULTY.