# NTSB DCA81IA004: Lear Jet 25, N509G, Childress, TX, December 7, 1980

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 7, 1980
- Place: Childress, TX · CHILDRESS, TX
- Location: 34.4355° N, 100.2824° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Childress, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4355&lon=-100.2824&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 79888
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA81IA004
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA81IA004

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LEAR JET 25
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: No damage

## 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 19801207086369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801207086369I), Dec 7, 1980: Lear 25, Childress, TX. Dual engine flame out at FL390. Cause undetermined.

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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