# NTSB CHI79IA043: Learjet 25B, N2427F, Swanton, OH, April 6, 1979

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 6, 1979
- Place: Swanton, OH · SWANTON, OH
- Location: 41.5849° N, 83.8852° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Swanton, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5849&lon=-83.8852&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 29, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144034
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79IA043
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79IA043

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-0006   79/4/6    SWANTON,OH          LEARJET 25B         CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 2140                    N2427F              PX-  0  0  2  FERRY                     35, 5252 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            1118 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TOLEDO EXPRESS
        DEPARTURE POINT
          AIKEN,S.C.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: ELEVATOR AND ELEVATOR TAB CONTROL SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FROZEN, MOISTURE
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: OTHER
        REMARKS- ELEV FLT CONTROL BINDING.FLT MANUAL REVISED 5/79.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2427F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LEARJET 25B
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Toledo Express

## FAA reports on this event (1)

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

- [Incident 19790406049439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790406049439I), Apr 6, 1979: Lear 25B, Swanton, OH. Elevator locked in neutral position on final approach. Capstan assembly #99289-02. Could have been ice or debris.

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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