# Accident 19910213002299A: Lear 35A, Aspen, CO, February 13, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 1991, 17:41 local time
- Place: Aspen, CO
- Airport: Aspen-Pitkin Co - Sardy Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BQVA
- Location: 39.1903° N, 106.8202° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1903&lon=-106.8202&mi=10
- Aircraft: N535PC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N535PC-1991-07-10) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 10,530 total, 3,700 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN91FA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91FA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910213002299A

## Narrative

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

STEEP BANK TO LINE UP WITH RUNWAY PRODUCED AN ACCELERATED STALL AND CRASH. LEAR 35A STALLS 52 DEGREE BANK 123 KNOTS

## 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 DEN91FA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91FA043), Feb 14, 1991: Learjet 35A (N535PC), Aspen, CO, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The flight crew's failure to maintain airspeed and control of the airplane while maneuvering to land. Contributing factors were the flight crew's execution of an unstabilized approach and the…

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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