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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Lear 35LEAR · Columbus, OH · May 1, 1980

Date
May 1, 1980 · 01:02 local
Place
Columbus, OH
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N42FE
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI80IA036
Reported as
Lear 35LEAR
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 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.

No mechanical problem indicates loss of control of airplane. Exact cause unknown. Pilot used incorrect recovery.

As the FAA filed it

NO MECHANICAL PROBLEM INDICATES LOSS OF CONTROL OF AIRPLANE. EXACT CAUSE UNKNOWN. PILOT USED INCORRECT RECOVERY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.