# Accident 19841220069379A: Lear 35LEAR, Waco, TX, December 20, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 20, 1984, 16:38 local time
- Place: Waco, TX
- Airport: Madison Cooper
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Sfl Takeoff Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.5499° N, 97.1408° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5499&lon=-97.1408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N95TC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N95TC-1988-10-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gates Lear Jet 35 (registry code 5170600, https://openairdocs.org/model/gates-lear-jet-35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LEAR 35LEAR
- Reported engine: ARSRCH TFE73122B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,454 total, 387 in this make and model, 62 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85FA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85FA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841220069379A

## Narrative

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

LEFT WING CONTACTED RUNWAY DURING SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT CART WHEELED. TYPE RATING CHECK RIDE.

## 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 FTW85FA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85FA081), Dec 20, 1984: Gates Learjet 35 (N95TC), Waco, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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