# NTSB ANC80FA016: Lear Jet 24, N300JA, Dutch Harbor, AK, December 2, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: December 2, 1979
- Place: Dutch Harbor, AK · DUTCH HARBOR, AK
- Location: 53.8898° N, 166.5422° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dutch Harbor, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=53.8898&lon=-166.5422&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 3 serious, 3 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 5, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132868
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC80FA016
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80FA016

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4015   79/12/2   DUTCH HARBOR,AK     LEAR JET 24         CR-  0  2  0  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1621                    N300JA              PX-  0  1  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            56, 15756 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            5000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DUTCH HARBOR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DUTCH HARBOR,AK             ANCHORAGE,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: IMPROPER/INADEQUATE SNOW REMOVAL
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- COLLIDED W ROCKS BORDERING R SIDE OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N300JA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LEAR JET 24
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Dutch Harbor

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19791202040789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791202040789A), Dec 2, 1979: Lear 24, Dutch Harbor, AK, Destroyed. Slowed by rutted, slushy area on takeoff. Veered into rocks on edge of runway. Airport notamed closed. Manager oked.

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.

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