# NTSB DEN80FA002: Learjet 25, N958DM, Aspen, CO, October 4, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 4, 1980
- Place: Aspen, CO · ASPEN, CO
- Location: 39.1952° N, 106.8368° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aspen, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1952&lon=-106.8368&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 17, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127517
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN80FA002
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FA002-127517

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3770   80/10/4   ASPEN,CO            LEARJET 25          CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1657                    N958DM              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            36, 5968 TOTAL HOURS, 255
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SARDY FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOS ANGELES,CA              ASPEN,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: SWITCHES,LEVERS,CRANKING MECHANISM,ETC.
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOOSE,PART/FITTING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED
        REMARKS- NOSE GR STEERING SERVO.3 OF 4 BRAKES PAST MAXIMUM LIMIT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N958DM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LEARJET 25
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sardy Field

## 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 19801004048349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801004048349A), Oct 4, 1980: Lear 25, Aspen, CO, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on landing. Brakes inop. Ran off runway. Nose wheel steering defects. Brakes worn out.

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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