19880524029049A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Lear 35A · Teterboro, NJ · May 24, 1988

Date
May 24, 1988 · 03:16 local
Place
Teterboro, NJ
Airport
Teterboro
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
DELA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N500RW
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL88MA184
Reported as
Lear 35A
Reported engine
Garrett TFE73122B
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
4
Pilot’s flight hours
8,910 total759 in this make and model114 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Near vertical impact from short low level flight. No mechanical defects found.

As the FAA filed it

NEAR VERTICAL IMPACT FROM SHORT LOW LEVEL FLIGHT. NO MECHANICAL DEFECTS FOUND.

NTSB investigation

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