38.7117° N, 78.1600° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Washington, VA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
May 3, 1982 · 17:40 local
Place
Washington, VA
Airport
Dulles International
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N524HC
Reported as
Lear 35A
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,500 total350 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.
Lost hydraulic fluid on gear extension. B nut loose on improperly installed flex line to actuating cylinder.
As the FAA filed it
LOST HYDRAULIC FLUID ON GEAR EXTENSION. B NUT LOOSE ON IMPROPERLY INSTALLED FLEX LINE TO ACTUATING CYLINDER.