# Incident 19830209074039I: Lear 25, Wilkes Barre, PA, February 9, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 1983, 08:55 local time
- Place: Wilkes Barre, PA
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2466° N, 75.8757° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wilkes-Barre, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2466&lon=-75.8757&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4PN (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LEAR 25
- Reported engine: GE CJ6106
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,100 total, 2,202 in this make and model, 92 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83IA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83IA105) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830209074039I

## Narrative

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

AUTOPILOT FAILED TO DISENGAGE FOR A MANUAL TRIM CLIMB. EXCESSIVE NOSE DOWN TRIM. TEMPERATURE RESTRICTED SWITCH.

## 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 CHI83IA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83IA105), Feb 9, 1983: Gates Learjet LR-25 (N4PN), Wilkes Barre, PA, incident, no 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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