- Date
- April 4, 1983, 22:20 local (Apr 5, 1983, 03:20 UTC)
- Place
- Near Orlando, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N369XLGates Learjet 35A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830404048279I
- Case key
- 30828
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the incident.
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of control - in flight
In-flight planning/decision - poorCause
Airspeed - exceededCause
Analysis
During descent the pilot in command maintained red line airspeed. The aircraft then encountered clear air turbulence, followed by a loss of control. The pilot extended the landing gear to slow the aircraft and regain control.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N369XL
- Reported as
- Gates Learjet 35A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 35A-423
- Airframe hours
- 825
- Engine
- Garrett TFE 731-2, 3,500 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Ferry · Part 91
- Operator
- Prestige Jet
- Registered owner
- Intercontinental Aviation, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- Las Cruces, NM
- Flight plan
- IFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 37
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,412 total · 2,162 in this make and model · 3,122 as pilot in command · 118 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.