# NTSB ATL80FA079: Lear Jet 25, N8CL, Paducah, KY, July 30, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 30, 1980
- Place: Paducah, KY · PADUCAH, KY
- Location: 37.0709° N, 88.6445° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Paducah, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0709&lon=-88.6445&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 8 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 12, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134036
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL80FA079
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FA079

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8CL-2013-06-11), registration cancelled 2013-06-11, S/N 1 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LEAR JET 25
- Registry model: [Lemme Charles D FRIGATE II](https://openairdocs.org/model/lemme-charles-d-frigate-ii) (registry code 056134B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Barkley

## 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 19800730031409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800730031409A), Jul 30, 1980: Lear 25, Paducah, KY, Substantial damage. Both engines flamed out on final. Landed wheels up. No usable fuel on board. Popped fuel gauge breaker.

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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