# NTSB FTW78FA002: Lear 25B, N100EP, Amarillo, TX, October 5, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 5, 1977
- Place: Amarillo, TX · AMARILLO, TX
- Location: 35.2220° N, 101.8313° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Amarillo, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2220&lon=-101.8313&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 19, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201261
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW78FA002
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FA002-201261

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2202   77/10/5   AMARILLO,TX         LEAR 25B            CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1943                    N100EP              PX-  0  0  1  CORP/EXEC                 32, 3250 TOTAL HOURS, 920
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AMARILLO INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AMARILLO,TX                 HOUSTON,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PIC,NON CFI,PULLED ENG AT VR.CO-PLT WITH NO LEAR DUAL INSTRUCTION MADE TKOF.ACFT VEERED,CRASHED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N100EP](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N100EP-1990-04-27), registration cancelled 1990-04-27, S/N 150 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LEAR 25B
- Registry model: [Gates Learjet 35A](https://openairdocs.org/model/gates-learjet-35a) (registry code 5170602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Amarillo Intl

## 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 19771005031969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771005031969A), Oct 5, 1977: Lear 35A, Amarillo, TX, Destroyed. PIC,non CFI,pulled eng at vr. Co-plt with no Lear dual instruction made tkof. Acft veered,crashed.

## Other investigations on N100EP (1)

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.

- [NTSB DCA87MA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA87MA031), May 12, 1987: Learjet 35A (N100EP), West Mifflin, PA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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