# Accident 19801004048349A: Lear 25, Aspen, CO, October 4, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 1980, 16:57 local time
- Place: Aspen, CO
- Airport: Sardy
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: SBJA
- Location: 39.1952° N, 106.8368° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aspen, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1952&lon=-106.8368&mi=10
- Aircraft: N958DM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LEAR 25
- Reported engine: GE CJ6106
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,968 total, 254 in this make and model, 226 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN80FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FA002-127517) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801004048349A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING. BRAKES INOP. RAN OFF RUNWAY. NOSE WHEEL STEERING DEFECTS. BRAKES WORN OUT.

## 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 DEN80FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FA002-127517), Oct 4, 1980: Learjet 25 (N958DM), Aspen, CO, 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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