# NTSB SEA79FA055: Lear Jet 23, N6GJ, Othello, WA, August 29, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 29, 1979
- Place: Othello, WA · OTHELLO, WA
- Location: 46.8233° N, 119.1619° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Othello, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8233&lon=-119.1619&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 29, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134193
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA79FA055
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FA055

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2673  79/8/29    OTHELLO,WA          LEAR JET 23         CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1108                    N6GJ                PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            28, 4503 TOTAL HOURS, 873
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TAGGARES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MONTEREY,CA                 OTHELLO,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        REMARKS- LND TO LEFT OF RWY,DMGD NOSE GR TRUNNION DURING RET TO RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6GJ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LEAR JET 23
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Taggares

## 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 19790829026019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790829026019A), Aug 29, 1979: Lear 23LEAR, Othello, WA, Substantial damage. Co-pilot landed aircraft with left wheel in soft dirt beside runway.

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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