# NTSB DEN79FA048: Lear Jet 25B, N40BC, Pueblo, CO, July 6, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 6, 1979
- Place: Pueblo, CO · PUEBLO, CO
- Location: 38.2544° N, 104.6091° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pueblo, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2544&lon=-104.6091&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report January 15, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133848
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN79FA048
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FA048

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4005   79/7/6    PUEBLO,CO           LEAR JET 25B        CR-  2  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1102                    N40BC               PX-  0  0  0  CHECK                     38, 9576 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            5456 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PUEBLO MEMORIAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          DENVER,CO                   RETURN                       PUEBLO,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: GO-AROUND
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTROL INTERFERENCE
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION
        REMARKS- PIC'S BOOT FND JAMMED IN RUDDER PEDALS,L PEDAL BENT.AD ISSUED TO RPLC HEEL SCUFF PLATES AFT ACDNT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N40BC](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40BC-1979-11-16), registration cancelled 1979-11-16, S/N 128, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LEAR JET 25B
- Registry model: [Gates Lear Jet 25B](https://openairdocs.org/model/gates-lear-jet-25b) (registry code 5170511) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Pueblo Memorial

## FAA reports on this event (1)

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

- [Accident 19790706041169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790706041169A), Jul 6, 1979: Lear 25B, Pueblo, CO, Destroyed. Ballooned on landing. Began power correction, nose high. Rolled over prior to impact. Pilot's heel caught in pedal.

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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