FTW80AA064

NTSB accident investigation · Lear Jet 25B · Conlon, TX · April 11, 1980

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
April 11, 1980
Place
Conlon, TX · CONLON, TX
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Uncontrolled descent
Aircraft
N25TALear Jet 25B
Status
Completed · report January 29, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19800411026429A
Case key
130350

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3291  80/4/11  NR.CONLON,TX          LEAR JET 25B        CR-  2  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1719                    N25TA               PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     41, 7800 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            1000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VERNAL,UT                   HOUSTON,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT

Aircraft

Registration
N25TA
Reported as
Lear Jet 25B
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo jet
Damage
Destroyed

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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