# Accident 19981217033489A: Lear 55LEAR, Los Angeles, CA, December 17, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 1998
- Place: Los Angeles, CA
- Airport: Los Angeles International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BKEA
- Location: 33.9486° N, 118.4136° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9486&lon=-118.4136&mi=10
- Aircraft: N554CL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LEAR 55LEAR
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX99FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99FA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981217033489A

## Narrative

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

ACFT WAS EXPERIENCING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AND DIVERTED TO LOS ANGELES WHERE IT MADE A LOW APPROACH BEFORE LANDING GEAR UP ON RWY 25L. (.19)ON DECEMBER 17, 1998, AT 0850 HOURS PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A LEARJET 55B, N554CL, MADE A GEAR-UP LANDING AT LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, AFTER REPORTING THE PROGRESSIVE LOSS OF ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS WHILE EN ROUTE.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE; HOWEVER, NEITHER THE CAPTAIN, FIRST OFFICER, NOR THE FIVE PASSENGERS ONBOARD WERE INJURIED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED AS AN ON-DEMAND AIR TAXI UNDER 14 CFR PART 135 BY CLAY LACY AVIATION WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, ABOUT 0830.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED  AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  A PRELIMINARY INSPECTION REVEALED THE NO. 1 BATTERY WAS LEAKING THROUGH A CRACK IN THE BATTERY CASE.

## 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 LAX99FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99FA051), Dec 17, 1998: Learjet 55B (N554CL), Los Angeles, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the total loss of electrical power due to the flight crew's failure to complete the engine start checklist, or the electrical power failure checklist, which kept the generators off line and resulted…

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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