IAD79IA039

NTSB incident investigation · Lear 24B · Greensboro, NC · March 9, 1979

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 9, 1979
Place
Greensboro, NC · GREENSBORO, NC
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N14BCLear 24B
Status
Completed · report June 13, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
Safety recommendations
Yes
Case key
79900

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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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5-0003   79/3/9    GREENSBORO,NC       LEAR 24B            CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0400                    N14BC               PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 48, 8000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            1000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREENSBORO HIGHPT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GREENSBORO,NC               NASHVILLE,TN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNCONTROLLED ALTITUDE DEVIATIONS                         IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: FLIGHT CONTROL BOOST SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- ELEVATOR PITCH SERVO ELECTROMAGNETIC CLUTCH ENGAGED PERIODICALLY W/O ELECTRICAL INPUT.

Aircraft

Registration
N14BC
Reported as
Lear 24B
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo jet
Damage
No damage
Airport
Greensboro Highpt