CHI79FEI10

NTSB accident investigation · Lear Jet 24D · Youngstown, OH · January 24, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 24, 1979
Place
Youngstown, OH · YOUNGSTOWN, OH
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N744JCLear Jet 24D
Status
Completed · report July 25, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790124001439A
Case key
137172

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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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3-1743  79/1/24    YOUNGSTOWN,OH       LEAR JET 24D        CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1330                    N744JC              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            31, 6295 TOTAL HOURS, 613
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - YOUNGSTOWN MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MEMPHIS,TN                  YOUNGSTOWN,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- R MAIN GEAR UPPER STRUT(CYL FORGING)FRACTURED AT FWD & REAR TRUNNION AREAS.PLT RPRT SMOOTH LNDG.

Aircraft

Registration
N744JC
Reported as
Lear Jet 24D
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo jet
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Youngstown Muni

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.