40.7772° N, 73.8726° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at LAGUARDIA (LGA), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
March 20, 1980 · 21:45 local
Place
Flushing, NY
Airport
Laguardia
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Aircraft
N47AJ
Reported as
Lear 25
Reported engine
GE CJ6106
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,000 total1,000 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 shutdown due to noise & power loss. Could not duplicate. Fuel control unit changed as precaution.
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE SHUTDOWN DUE TO NOISE & POWER LOSS. COULD NOT DUPLICATE. FUEL CONTROL UNIT CHANGED AS PRECAUTION.