# NTSB IAD79IA039: Lear 24B, N14BC, Greensboro, NC, March 9, 1979

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 9, 1979
- Place: Greensboro, NC · GREENSBORO, NC
- Location: 36.0726° N, 79.7920° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greensboro, NC, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0726&lon=-79.7920&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 13, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 79900
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD79IA039
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79IA039

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LEAR 24B
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Greensboro Highpt

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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