# NTSB NYC79IA075: Lear Jet 35, N35NB, Newark, NJ, August 13, 1979

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 13, 1979
- Place: Newark, NJ · NEWARK, NJ
- Location: 40.7242° N, 74.1726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newark, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7242&lon=-74.1726&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 26, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- ADs cited in the narratives: [AD 80-06-02](https://openairdocs.org/ad/80-06-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133864
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79IA075
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79IA075

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-0029  79/8/13    NEWARK,NJ           LEAR JET 35         CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1311                    N35NB               PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            62, 30000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            10000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          HOUSTON,TX                  RETURN                       NEWARK,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: RELAYS AND WIRING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STICKING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERHEATED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: OTHER
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
        REMARKS- BTRY RELAY,PN 6041H202.CURRENT LMTR NOT GND CKD BFR TKOF.FLT MAN CHGB BY AD 80-06-02,3/14/80.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N35NB](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N35NB), registered now, S/N D-9802, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LEAR JET 35
- Registry model: [Beech V35B](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35b) (registry code 1151548) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Newark Intl

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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