# Incident 19850924059729I: Lear 35A, San Antonio, TX, September 24, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 1985, 13:00 local time
- Place: San Antonio, TX
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.4241° N, 98.4936° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Antonio, TX, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4241&lon=-98.4936&mi=10
- Aircraft: N747GM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N747GM-2011-05-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gates Learjet 35A (registry code 5170602, https://openairdocs.org/model/gates-learjet-35a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TFE731 series (registry code 01518, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tfe731-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LEAR 35A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850924059729I

## Narrative

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

DURING EN ROUTE DESCENT RIGHT ENGINE SHUTDOWN. FOUND CONTAMINATED FILTER BETWEEN FUEL PUMP AND FUEL CONTROLLER.

## Other reports on N747GM (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19820530031379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820530031379I), May 30, 1982: Lear 35A (N747GM), Udall, KS, Minor damage. Pilot was advised of heading to miss severe weather. Elected to delay turn. Flew into hail, turbulence. Returned.

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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