# Accident 19870226004569A: Lear 35A, Denver, CO, February 26, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 1987, 16:12 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Centennial Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EZKA
- Location: 39.5802° N, 104.8597° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5802&lon=-104.8597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N888DJ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LEAR 35A
- Reported engine: ARSRCH TFE73122B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,653 total, 4,653 in this make and model, 139 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN87LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870226004569A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AFTER ENCOUNTERING ICE AND SNOW. PILOT FAILED TO PROPERLY JUDGE RUNWAY CONDITION

## 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 DEN87LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA060), Feb 26, 1987: Gates Learjet 35A (N888DJ), Englewood, CO, substantial damage

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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