Learjet 55 N666TK
25 August 2016 · Eleuthera, Bahamas · No injuries
Summary
On 25 August 2016 at about 19:03 local time, a Learjet 55 registered N666TK was involved in an accident near Eleuthera, Bahamas. 9 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:03
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Eleuthera, Bahamas
- Nearest airport
- North Eleuthera Airport (myeh)
- Coordinates
- 25.4722, -76.6914
- Aircraft
- Learjet 55
- Registration
- N666TK
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Non-U.S., Non-Commercial
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Eleuthera → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA16WA310
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
On August 25, 2016, about 1903 universal coordinated time, a Learjet 55, N666TK, operated by RCR7 LLC, was substantially damaged during a runway excursion following an aborted takeoff at North Eleuthera Airport, Eleuthera, Bahamas. The two pilots and seven passengers were not injured. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from:Air Accident Investigation & Prevention Unit Bahamas Department of Civil Aviation P.O. Box AP-59244 Nassau, N.P., The Bahamas Telephone: 1 (242) 376-1617 Fax: 1 (242) 377-6060 Email: [email protected] website: www.aaipu-bcaa.com This report is for informational purposes, and only contains information released by the Commonwealth of The Bahamas.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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