# Accident 19830406014499A: Lear 35A, Indianapolis, IN, April 6, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 1983, 23:00 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Missed Approach IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7054° N, 86.3054° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from the FAA’s distance and direction from , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7054&lon=-86.3054&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3794W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LEAR 35A
- Reported engine: ARSRCH TFE73122B
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,290 total, 90 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83FA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83FA160) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830406014499A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES AT START OF MISSED APPROACH. DIVERTED TO HOME AIRPORT.ALL SYSTEMS CHECKED NORMAL GROUND AND AIR.

## 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 CHI83FA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83FA160), Apr 7, 1983: Gates Learjet 35A (N3794W), Indianapolis, IN, substantial 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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