# Accident 19851208060929A: Lear 35LEAR, Rochester, MN, December 8, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 1985, 13:39 local time
- Place: Rochester, MN
- Airport: Rochester Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: BPBA
- Location: 44.0103° N, 92.4697° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0103&lon=-92.4697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15TW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LEAR 35LEAR
- Reported engine: ARSRCH TFE73122B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 4,986 total, 0 in this make and model, 238 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI86FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851208060929A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND DURING PRACTICE IFR APPROACH. SUSPECT SLOW AIRSPEED LED TO A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL

## 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 CHI86FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FA042), Dec 8, 1985: Learjet 35A (N15TW), Rochester, MN, 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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