# Incident 19801121083599I: Lkheed 10113853, Edwards, CA, November 21, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 1980, 14:27 local time
- Place: Edwards, CA
- Airport: Edwards Afb
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: PAAA
- Location: 34.9081° N, 117.8855° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EDWARDS AFB (EDW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9081&lon=-117.8855&mi=10
- Aircraft: N509PA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N509PA-1984-12-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lockheed L-1011-385-3 (registry code 5265020, https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-l-1011-385-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LKHEED 10113853
- People aboard: 196
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 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/19801121083599I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO EXTEND FLAPS FOR LANDING. FOUND FAULTY FLIGHT CONTROL COMPUTER.

## Other reports on N509PA (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19830420020979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830420020979I), Apr 20, 1983: Lkheed 10113853 (N509PA), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Flight aborted takeoff due to loss of electrical power. Bus tie breaker for #3 generator had locked out.
- [Incident 19800804090419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800804090419I), Aug 4, 1980: Lkheed 10113853 (N509PA), Houston, TX, Substantial damage. While parked, aircraft was damaged by jet blast from a large jet which was parking.

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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