# Accident 19800916042709A: Lear 23LEAR, Waukegan, IL, September 16, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1980, 20:00 local time
- Place: Waukegan, IL
- Airport: Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: PAST
- Location: 42.3694° N, 87.8709° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waukegan, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3694&lon=-87.8709&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12GP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LEAR 23LEAR
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,440 total, 1,478 in this make and model, 86 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80FA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800916042709A

## Narrative

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

JET ENCOUNTERED HYDROPLANING ON WET RUNWAY. RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY INTO APPROACH LIGHTS. NO CHUTE OR BUCKETS.

## 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 CHI80FA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FA068), Sep 16, 1980: Lear Jet 23 (N12GP), Waukegan, IL, 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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