39.7684° N, 86.1580° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Indianapolis, IN, within about 11 miles.Open in the map
Date
April 13, 1983 · 08:00 local
Place
Indianapolis, IN
Airport
Wier Cook
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N87AP
Reported as
Lear 24D
Reported engine
GE CJ6106
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,000 total1,000 in this make and model60 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.
Primary pitch trim failed en route. Used emergency system. Stabilizer trim actuator motor had failed.
As the FAA filed it
PRIMARY PITCH TRIM FAILED EN ROUTE. USED EMERGENCY SYSTEM. STABILIZER TRIM ACTUATOR MOTOR HAD FAILED.