19851212061709A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Lear 35A · College Station, TX · December 12, 1985

Date
December 12, 1985 · 19:21 local
Place
College Station, TX
Airport
Easterwood
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N723GL
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW86FA025
Reported as
Lear 35A
Reported engine
AiResearch TFE73122B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
20,500 total400 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.

Right engine exploded on liftoff. Aircraft rolled to right tearing off right wing. PIC was in the right seat.

As the FAA filed it

RIGHT ENGINE EXPLODED ON LIFTOFF. AIRCRAFT ROLLED TO RIGHT TEARING OFF RIGHT WING. PIC WAS IN THE RIGHT SEAT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.