# Accident 19800910041539A: Lear 24A, Chamblee, GA, September 10, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 1980, 18:04 local time
- Place: Chamblee, GA
- Airport: Dekalb Peachtree
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8760° N, 84.3020° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DEKALB-PEACHTREE (PDK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8760&lon=-84.3020&mi=10
- Aircraft: N127DM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LEAR 24A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,330 total, 750 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL80FA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FA094) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800910041539A

## Narrative

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

BEGAN TAKEOFF WITH PONDING WATER ON RUNWAY. WATER FLAMED OUT ENGINE. ABORTED. RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY. HYDRAULIC OFF.

## 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 ATL80FA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FA094), Sep 10, 1980: Lear Jet 24 (N127DM), Chamblee, GA, substantial 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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