# Accident 19850820042029A: Lear 24D, Gulkana, AK, August 20, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1985, 02:05 local time
- Place: Gulkana, AK
- Airport: Gulkana
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ERAA
- Location: 62.0999° N, 145.5293° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.0999&lon=-145.5293&mi=10
- Aircraft: N455JA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LEAR 24D
- Reported engine: GE CJ6106
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 5,582 total, 801 in this make and model, 190 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC85MA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85MA157) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850820042029A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES AND THE GROUND DURING A NIGHT VOR APPROACH. AIRCRAFT COMPLETLY DESTROYED. LOW CLOUDS,FOG IN AREA.

## 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 ANC85MA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85MA157), Aug 20, 1985: Gates Learjet 24D (N455JA), Gulkana, AK, destroyed, 3 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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