# Incident 19800707059869I: Lkheed 132923E, Morristown, NJ, July 7, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1980, 11:05 local time
- Place: Morristown, NJ
- Airport: Municipal
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7966° N, 74.4773° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morristown, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7966&lon=-74.4773&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48UC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LKHEED 132923E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 25,000 total, 4,500 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800707059869I

## Narrative

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

PILOT UABLE TO LOWER GEAR BY NORMAL MEANS, EMERGENCY EXTENSION SUCCESSFUL.LANDING GEAR CONTROL VALVE HAD FAILED.

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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