# Accident 19970516010899A: Lear 35A, Great Falls, MT, May 16, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1997
- Place: Great Falls, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 47.5097° N, 111.2705° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5097&lon=-111.2705&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1AH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1AH-1997-11-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gates Learjet 35A (registry code 5170602, https://openairdocs.org/model/gates-learjet-35a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LEAR 35A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA97LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970516010899A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LOST CONTROL ON TAKEOFF AND RAN OFF RUNWAY.

## 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 SEA97LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA109), May 16, 1997: Learjet 35A (N1AH), Great Falls, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: the captain's inadequate preflight planning/preparation, and the subsequent improper response to a simulated loss of engine power, resulting in liftoff at an airspeed below that for which sustained…

## Other reports on N1AH (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19901122059579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901122059579I), Nov 22, 1990: Lear 35A (N1AH), Dallas, TX. Nose wheel vibration on takeoff. Landed without incident. Nose tire out of balance.

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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