# Incident 19790406049439I: Lear 25B, Swanton, OH, April 6, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 1979, 21:40 local time
- Place: Swanton, OH
- Airport: Toledo Express
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5849° N, 83.8852° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Swanton, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5849&lon=-83.8852&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2427F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LEAR 25B
- Reported engine: GE CJ6106
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,252 total, 1,118 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79IA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79IA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790406049439I

## Narrative

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

ELEVATOR LOCKED IN NEUTRAL POSITION ON FINAL APPROACH. CAPSTAN ASSEMBLY #99289-02. COULD HAVE BEEN ICE OR DEBRIS.

## 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 CHI79IA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79IA043), Apr 6, 1979: Learjet 25B (N2427F), Swanton, OH, incident, no 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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