# Accident 20030804024289A: Lear 35A, Groton - New Lo, CT, August 4, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 2003, 06:39 local time
- Place: Groton - New Lo, CT
- Airport: Groton-New London
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: RM6A
- Location: 41.3378° N, 72.0536° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3378&lon=-72.0536&mi=10
- Aircraft: N135PT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N135PT-2005-11-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Learjet 35A (registry code 5170802, https://openairdocs.org/model/learjet-35a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Garrett TFE731 series (registry code 29001, https://openairdocs.org/engine/garrett-tfe731-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LEAR 35A
- Reported engine: GARRTT TFE731*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 4,300 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC03FA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03FA173) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030804024289A

## Narrative

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

(-23) INITIAL INDICATIONS ARE THAT THE AIRCRAFT STALLED IN A HIGH ANGLE OF BANK/SLOW SPEED TURN TO FINAL. INVESTIGATION CONTINUES.

## 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 NYC03FA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03FA173), Aug 4, 2003: Learjet 35A (N135PT), Groton, CT, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The first officer's inadvertent retraction of the flaps during the low altitude maneuvering, which resulted in the inadvertent stall and subsequent in-flight collision with a residential home.…

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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