ATL80FA079

NTSB accident investigation · Lear Jet 25 · Paducah, KY · July 30, 1980

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 30, 1980
Place
Paducah, KY · PADUCAH, KY
Injuries
8 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N8CLLear Jet 25
Status
Completed · report December 12, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19800730031409A
Case key
134036

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2916  80/7/30    PADUCAH,KY          LEAR JET 25         CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0824                    N8CL                PX-  0  0  6  AIR TAXI-PASSG            28, 5200 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BARKLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DALLAS,TX                   PADUCAH,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           POWERPLANT - POWERPLANT-INSTRUMENTS: FUEL QUANTITY GAUGE
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: PROTECTIVE DEVICES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ENGS RAN OK IN TEST CELL.NO CAUTION LIGHTS.

Aircraft

Registration
N8CL
Reported as
Lear Jet 25
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo jet
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Barkley

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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