# Accident 20070721018079A: Lear 25, St Augustine, FL, July 21, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 2007, 14:15 local time
- Place: St Augustine, FL
- Airport: St Augustine
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: E7LA
- Location: 29.9600° N, 81.3400° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9600&lon=-81.3400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70SK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70SK-2008-09-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Learjet 25 (registry code 5170506, https://openairdocs.org/model/learjet-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CJ610-5&6 (registry code 30013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cj610-5-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LEAR 25
- Reported engine: GE CJ610*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,625 total, 250 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC07LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07LA170) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070721018079A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 21, 2007, AT APPROXIMATELY 1415 EDT, A LEARJET 25, N70SK, SERIAL #049, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A HARD LANDING AT ST. AUGUSTINE AIRPORT, ST. AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA. CREW REPORTED BOTH ENGINES FLAMED OUT AT 5000 AGL. THE AIRCRAFT HAD DEPARTED FROM GAINESVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT, GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA, AT APPROXIMATELY 1354 EST. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THERE WERE TWO PILOTS AND NO PASSENGERS AND NO INJURIES.

## 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 NYC07LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07LA170), Jul 21, 2007: Learjet 25 (N70SK), St. Augustine, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of power on both engines for an undetermined reason.

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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