# NTSB SEA69F0184: Lear Jet 25, N853GA, Portland, OR, January 29, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 29, 1969
- Place: Portland, OR · PORTLAND, OR
- Location: 45.5235° N, 122.6762° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Portland, OR, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5235&lon=-122.6762&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 7 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 2, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191198
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA69F0184
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA69F0184

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0638  69/1/29    PORTLAND,OREG       LEAR JET 25         CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1744                    N853GA              PX-  0  0  5  BUSINESS                  48, 27000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            617 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PORTLAND INTL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N853GA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LEAR JET 25
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Portland 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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