# NTSB MKC79FA008: Lear Jet 35, N20BG, Muscatine, IA, December 11, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 11, 1978
- Place: Muscatine, IA · MUSCATINE, IA
- Location: 41.4194° N, 91.0673° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Muscatine, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4194&lon=-91.0673&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 8, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138049
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79FA008
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FA008

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4296  78/12/11   MUSCATINE,IA        LEAR JET 35         CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0535                    N20BG               PX-  0  0  3  CORP/EXEC                 34, 7070 TOTAL HOURS, 750
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MUSCATINE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MUSCATINE,IA                AKRON,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S)                               STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: FUEL CONTROL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RAMP/TAXIWAY
          PERSONNEL-PROCEDURE NOT COVERED IN FLT MANUAL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N20BG](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20BG-1981-09-14), registration cancelled 1981-09-14, S/N 028, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LEAR JET 35
- Registry model: [Gates Lear Jet 35](https://openairdocs.org/model/gates-lear-jet-35) (registry code 5170600) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Muscatine Muni

## 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 19781211044889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781211044889A), Dec 11, 1978: Lear 35LEAR, IA, Substantial damage

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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