40.2009° N, 76.7292° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Middletown, PA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 20, 1985 · 22:34 local
Place
Middletown, PA
Airport
Harrisburg International Airport-Olmsted
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Aircraft
N123EL
Reported as
Lear 25
Reported engine
GE CJ6106
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,100 total4,000 in this make and model260 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Flame out of right engine at cruise. Unable to restart after descent. Safe diversion. Inlet sense line uninsulated.
As the FAA filed it
FLAME OUT OF RIGHT ENGINE AT CRUISE. UNABLE TO RESTART AFTER DESCENT. SAFE DIVERSION. INLET SENSE LINE UNINSULATED.