41.2400° N, 77.0356° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Williamsport, PA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
April 21, 1980 · 18:15 local
Place
Williamsport, PA
Airport
Lycoming Co
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Aircraft
N47AJ
Reported as
Lear 25
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,000 total1,100 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.
Pilot lost pitch trim control at altitude. Uneventful landing made.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT LOST PITCH TRIM CONTROL AT ALTITUDE. UNEVENTFUL LANDING MADE.