# NTSB DCA79AA002: Lear Jet 25C, N77RS, Anchorage, AK, December 4, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 4, 1978
- Place: Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 5 fatal, 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report April 9, 1980
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138212
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA79AA002
- Board report AAR7918 (PDF): https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR7918.pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA79AA002

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4454   78/12/4   ANCHORAGE,AK        LEAR JET 25C        CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 7000
        TIME - 1450                    N77RS               PX-  3  2  0  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 650 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ANCHORAGE INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JUNEAU,AK                   ANCHORAGE,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN/LOWER SCATTERED                                    23000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           34                                                      160
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           14                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- RWY PEAK GUSTS 31K.SUSPECTED LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N77RS](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77RS-2011-06-28), registration cancelled 2011-06-28, S/N 094, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LEAR JET 25C
- Registry model: [Gates Lear Jet 25C](https://openairdocs.org/model/gates-lear-jet-25c) (registry code 5170513) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Anchorage Intl

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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