# Accident 19850121000989A: Lear 25D, Johnstown, PA, January 21, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 21, 1985
- Place: Johnstown, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3156° N, 78.8347° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3156&lon=-78.8347&mi=10
- Aircraft: N212NE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N212NE-1997-08-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gates Learjet 25D (registry code 5170514, https://openairdocs.org/model/gates-learjet-25d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LEAR 25D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC85LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850121000989A

## Narrative

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

HIT SNOWBANK (.4)THE ACFT OVERRAN THE END OF RWY 33 DURING AN ABORTED TAKEOFF. DURING THE TAKEOFF GROUND RUN THE ACFT INADVERTENTLY BECAME AIRBORNE AT AN AIRSPEED BWT 80-150 KTS AND ASCENDED TO AN ALT OF APRX 30 FT AGL. THE PLT CORRECTED FOR LEFT YAW WHICH WAS PRESENT AND DECIDED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF. THE ACFTCAME TO REST APRX 3500 FT FROM THE END OF THE RWY.

## 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 NYC85LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA056), Jan 21, 1985: Gates Learjet 25D (N212NE), Johnstown, PA, 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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