40.7772° N, 73.8726° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at LAGUARDIA (LGA), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
October 20, 1980 · 14:15 local
Place
Flushing, NY
Airport
Laguardia
Phase of flight
Initial Approach-IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N55V
Reported as
Lear 25B
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
13,000 total1,000 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
No safe light for nose gear after gear extension. Landed without problem, found bulb burned out.
As the FAA filed it
NO SAFE LIGHT FOR NOSE GEAR AFTER GEAR EXTENSION. LANDED WITHOUT PROBLEM, FOUND BULB BURNED OUT.