# Accident 19830817075699A: Lear 25B, Wilmington, DE, August 17, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1983, 07:24 local time
- Place: Wilmington, DE
- Airport: Greater Wilmington-New Castle
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: NORA
- Location: 39.6601° N, 75.5698° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6601&lon=-75.5698&mi=10
- Aircraft: N108PA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N108PA-2006-05-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gates Lear Jet 25B (registry code 5170511, https://openairdocs.org/model/gates-lear-jet-25b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CJ610-5&6 (registry code 30013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cj610-5-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LEAR 25B
- Reported engine: GE CFM56*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,304 total, 1,420 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC83FA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FA214) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830817075699A

## Narrative

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

DOUBLE ENGINE FLAME OUT ON CLIMBING STEEP TURNOUT TO AVOID BIRDS. BIRD RESIDUE ON ENGINES. ENGINE AIRFLOW REDUCED.

## 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 NYC83FA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FA214), Aug 17, 1983: Gates Learjet 25B (N108PA), Wilmington, DE, 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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