# Accident 19970116000519A: Lear 24, Muscatine, IA, January 16, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 1997
- Place: Muscatine, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 41.4099° N, 91.0702° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4099&lon=-91.0702&mi=10
- Aircraft: N991TD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N991TD-2012-07-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Learjet 24 (registry code 5170302, https://openairdocs.org/model/learjet-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CJ610-SER series (registry code 30006, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cj610-ser-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LEAR 24
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970116000519A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT SLID OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY AFTER LANDING.

## 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 CHI97LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA053), Jan 16, 1997: Learjet 24 (N991TD), Muscatine, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control. A factor was the snow covered runway edge.

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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