# NTSB FTW80AA064: Lear Jet 25B, N25TA, Conlon, TX, April 11, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 11, 1980
- Place: Conlon, TX · CONLON, TX
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 29, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130350
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80AA064
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80AA064

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25TA-1980-06-18), registration cancelled 1980-06-18, S/N 196, built 1975 (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

## 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 19800411026429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800411026429A), Apr 11, 1980: Lear 25B, Conlon, TX, Destroyed. Investigation indicates possible runway pitch trim. Spoilers were deployed. Would aggrevate full nose down trim.

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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