# Accident 19790119044289A: Lear 25D, Romulus, MI, January 19, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 19, 1979, 19:34 local time
- Place: Romulus, MI
- Airport: Detroit Metro
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2223° N, 83.3966° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Romulus, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2223&lon=-83.3966&mi=10
- Aircraft: N137GL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N137GL-1997-09-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gates Learjet 25D (registry code 5170514, https://openairdocs.org/model/gates-learjet-25d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LEAR 25D
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 6,600 total, 800 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA79AA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA79AA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790119044289A

## Narrative

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

DURING LANDING AIRCRAFT OBSERVED ROLLING FROM ONE WING TO ANOTHER. WING TANK TOUCHED AND AIRPLANE CART-WHEELED.

## 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 DCA79AA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA79AA007), Jan 19, 1979: Lear Jet 25D (N137GL), Detroit, MI, destroyed, 6 fatal

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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