# Incident 19950517015009I: Lear 23LEAR, Decatur, IL, May 17, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1995, 03:01 local time
- Place: Decatur, IL
- Airport: Decatur
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: BSMA
- Location: 39.8346° N, 88.8657° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DECATUR (DEC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8346&lon=-88.8657&mi=10
- Aircraft: N154AG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N154AG-2015-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Learjet 23 (registry code 5170102, https://openairdocs.org/model/learjet-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CJ610-SER series (registry code 30006, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cj610-ser-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LEAR 23LEAR
- Reported engine: GE CJ6104
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,250 total, 1,050 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950517015009I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: A MECHANICAL RELIABILITY REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE CHDO AS REQUIRED BY FAR 135.415 (A)(6). DURING A REPOSITIONING FLIGHT FROM SUS TO ORD ON MAY 17, 1995, N154AG, A LEAR 23, EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FLAMEOUT ON THE LEFT ENGINE. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, AS THEY STARTED TO LEVEL OFF AT FL 410, THE LEFT ENGINE FLAMED OUT. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED, AND THEY DIVERTED TO THE DEC AIRPORT. THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED AT APPROXIMATELY 20,000 FT. AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT DECATUR, IL, WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

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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