# Accident 19850922051651A: Lear 35A, Auburn, AL, September 22, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 1985, 12:36 local time
- Place: Auburn, AL
- Airport: Auburn
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5893° N, 85.4803° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5893&lon=-85.4803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N873LP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LEAR 35A
- Reported engine: ARSRCH TFE73122B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85MA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85MA282) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850922051651A

## Narrative

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

ON SHORT FINAL FOR RUNWAY 18, COLLIDED WITH AN ULTRA LIGHT ON FINAL FOR RUNWAY 10. IMPACTED RUNWAY AND BURNED.

## Other aircraft in the event

- NR349, Semco CHALLENGER: [Accident 19850922051652A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850922051652A)

## 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 ATL85MA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85MA282), Sep 22, 1985: Gates Learjet 35A (N873LP), Auburn, AL, destroyed, 2 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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