# Accident 19800501078849A: Lear 35LEAR, Columbus, OH, May 1, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1980, 01:02 local time
- Place: Columbus, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9612° N, 82.9988° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, OH, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9612&lon=-82.9988&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42FE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LEAR 35LEAR
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80IA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80IA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800501078849A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CHI80IA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80IA036), May 1, 1980: Lear Jet 35A (N42FE), Columbus, OH, incident, minor 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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