32.5007° N, 94.7405° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Longview, TX, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
July 31, 1997 · 08:17 local
Place
Longview, TX
Airport
Gregg County
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N94RL
Reported as
Lear 35A
Reported engine
Garrett TFE73122B
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,100 total1,200 in this make and model
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.
Left engine failed on climb to cruise. Landed at airport. Internal turbine failure.
As the FAA filed it
LEFT ENGINE FAILED ON CLIMB TO CRUISE. LANDED AT AIRPORT. INTERNAL TURBINE FAILURE.