# NTSB LAX80DUJ12: Lear 35, Douglas, AZ, November 22, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 22, 1979
- Place: Douglas, AZ · DOUGLAS, AZ
- Location: 31.3993° N, 109.5413° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Douglas, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3993&lon=-109.5413&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 6, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132910
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80DUJ12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DUJ12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-0017  79/11/22   DOUGLAS,AZ          LEAR 35             CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 5091
        TIME - 1030                    XA-ELU              PX-  0  0  2  DUAL                      TOTAL HOURS, 632 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BISBEE-DOUGLAS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TUSCON,AZ                   DOUGLAS,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        REMARKS- STUDENT ADVANCED ONE THROTTLE DURING LANDING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: XA-ELU (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LEAR 35
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bisbee-Douglas

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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