# Accident 19811001064539A: Lear 24, Felt, OK, October 1, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1981, 15:04 local time
- Place: Felt, OK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.5634° N, 102.7948° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Felt, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5634&lon=-102.7948&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44CJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44CJ-2012-11-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Learjet 24 (registry code 5170302, https://openairdocs.org/model/learjet-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CJ610-SER series (registry code 30006, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cj610-ser-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LEAR 24
- Reported engine: GE CJ6104
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 6,800 total, 28 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA82AA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA82AA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811001064539A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CONTROL WAS LOST AT FLIGHT LEVEL 450. WITNESS SIGHTED AIRCRAFT DIVING INTO GROUND AT 45 DEGREE ANGLE.

## 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 DCA82AA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA82AA001), Oct 1, 1981: Learjet 24 (N44CJ), Felt, OK, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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