# Accident 19830609024719A: Lear 35A, Seattle, WA, June 9, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 1983, 07:07 local time
- Place: Seattle, WA
- Airport: Boeing
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BXIA
- Location: 47.5395° N, 122.3099° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5395&lon=-122.3099&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1976L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LEAR 35A
- Reported engine: ARSRCH TFE73122B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,325 total, 112 in this make and model, 223 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA83FA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83FA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830609024719A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK RIGHT WINGTIP DURING LANDING AFTER ABORTED TAKEOFF DUE TO CLAMSHELL DOOR NOT BEING PROPERLY SECURED.

## 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 SEA83FA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83FA121), Jun 9, 1983: Learjet 35 (N1976L), Seattle, WA, 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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