# Accident 19800506011639A: Lear 23LEAR, Richmond, VA, May 6, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 1980, 03:12 local time
- Place: Richmond, VA
- Airport: Byrd International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5538° N, 77.4603° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Richmond, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5538&lon=-77.4603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N866JS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N866JS-2014-11-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Learjet 23 (registry code 5170102, https://openairdocs.org/model/learjet-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CJ610-SER series (registry code 30006, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cj610-ser-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LEAR 23LEAR
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,547 total, 301 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA80AA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA80AA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800506011639A

## Narrative

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

IMPROPER LEVEL-OFF, LOW SPEED, NOSE HIGH. STARTED WING ROLL, STALL & ROLL-OVER. CRASHED INVERTED. PILOT FATIGUE.

## 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 DCA80AA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA80AA017), May 6, 1980: Lear Jet 23 (N866JS), Richmond, VA, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N866JS (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19800417044659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800417044659I), Apr 17, 1980: Lear 23LEAR (N866JS), St Louis, MO, Minor damage. Ac electrical system failed, landing was made without further difficulty.

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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