# NTSB FTW79FA010: Lear Jet 25B, N336WR, Lafayette, LA, November 5, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 5, 1978
- Place: Lafayette, LA · LAFAYETTE, LA
- Location: 30.2241° N, 92.0198° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lafayette, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2241&lon=-92.0198&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 10 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 16, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139155
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79FA010
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FA010

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3522   78/11/5   LAFAYETTE,LA        LEAR JET 25B        CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 53, 13355
        TIME - 1804                    N336WR              PX-  0  0  8  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 6732 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAFAYETTE REGNL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MCCOOK,NE                   LAFAYETTE,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PLT STATED ACFT DESCENDED BELOW VASI 3 TIMES DURING APPROACH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N336WR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LEAR JET 25B
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lafayette Regnl

## 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 19781105039769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781105039769A), Nov 5, 1978: Lear 25C, Lafayette, LA, Substantial damage. Plt stated acft descended below VASI 3 times during approach.

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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