DCA81IA004

NTSB incident investigation · Lear Jet 25 · Childress, TX · December 7, 1980

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 7, 1980
Place
Childress, TX · CHILDRESS, TX
Injuries
5 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N509GLear Jet 25
Status
Completed
Report
Brief approved by the director
Safety recommendations
Yes
FAA report
19801207086369I
Case key
79888

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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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5-0051   80/12/7   CHILDRESS, TX       LEAR JET 25         CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 1700                    N509G               PX-  0  0  3  CORP/EXEC                 55, UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, UNK/NR
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          HOUSTON,TX                  CASPER,WY                    ABILENE,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - COMPRESSOR ASSEMBLY: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHAFED
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: COMPRESSOR STALLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
        REMARKS- ENGS FLAMED OUT,CLBG ABV FL390.STAINLESS STEEL COMP BLADES:UNAUTH COATING,RUBBED CASE AFT OVRHL.

Aircraft

Registration
N509G
Reported as
Lear Jet 25
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo jet
Damage
No damage

FAA reports on this event · 1

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