34.2726° N, 83.8302° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at LEE GILMER MEML (GVL), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
March 15, 1989 · 16:35 local
Place
Gainesville, GA
Airport
Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5QY
Reported as
Lear 23LEAR
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,300 total1,250 in this make and model80 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.
Aircraft received small arms hit. Found bullet hole in underside of fuselage. 2 suspects in custody.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SMALL ARMS HIT. FOUND BULLET HOLE IN UNDERSIDE OF FUSELAGE. 2 SUSPECTS IN CUSTODY.