# Accident 19880726028009A: Lear 35A, Morristown, NJ, July 26, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1988, 07:40 local time
- Place: Morristown, NJ
- Airport: Morristown Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: NORA
- Location: 40.7993° N, 74.4149° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MORRISTOWN MUNI (MMU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7993&lon=-74.4149&mi=10
- Aircraft: N442NE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N442NE-1988-08-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gates Learjet 35A (registry code 5170602, https://openairdocs.org/model/gates-learjet-35a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LEAR 35A
- Reported engine: GARRTT TFE73122B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC88MA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88MA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880726028009A

## Narrative

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

ERRATIC APPROACH. HIGH SINK. HIT FENCE SHORT OF RUNWAY AND IMPACTED GROUND. INADEQUATE OPS SUPERVISION AND BY FAA.

## 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 MKC88MA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88MA134), Jul 26, 1988: Learjet 35A (N442NE), Morristown, NJ, destroyed, 1 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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