Bombardier CL600 2B16 N237QS
8 August 2019 · Lubbock, Texas, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 8 August 2019 at about 20:47 local time, a Bombardier CL600 2B16 registered N237QS, operated by Netjets, was involved in an accident near Lubbock, Texas, United States. 10 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 2 had minor injuries. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 20:47
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lubbock, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- 33.5006, -102.0094
- Aircraft
- Bombardier CL600 2B16
- Registration
- N237QS
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2018
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Netjets
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Dallas → Santa Ana
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN19LA266
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
Probable cause
The unexpected wake turbulence encounter while climbing in smooth air to cruise, resulting in passenger injuries. Contributing to the accident was the passenger seat belt sign was off.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The business jet was climbing through flight level (FL) 335 to an assigned altitude of FL 340, when it suddenly encountered turbulence. The captain reported that the airplane was in smooth air when the turbulence was encountered. The passenger seat belt sign was off. Unsecured objects, passengers, and the flight attendant were thrown about the cabin, resulting in several minor injuries and one serious injury to a passenger. The captain stabilized the airplane and diverted to the nearest airport and landed. Flight data recorder (FDR) data recorded the event that lasted for about 11 seconds. At the time of the turbulence encounter, the airplane was between eight and ten miles in trail of a heavy transport airplane. The transport airplane was level at FL340 and on the same assigned route as the business jet. The flight crew of the business jet was not aware of the preceding heavy transport after the turbulence encounter. It is likely that the business jet encountered wake turbulence from the proceeding heavy transport airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bombardier CL600 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Apr 2019 | Bombardier CL600 1A11 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Easy Flight Inc. | Unknown | - |
| 10 Nov 2019 | Bombardier CL600 2B19 | Madrid, Spain | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Sep 2020 | Bombardier CL600 2C10 | Chihuahua City, Mexico | American Airlines | Unknown | - |
| 1 May 2018 | Bombardier CL600 2D24 | Queens, New York, United States | Endeavor Air | No injuries | - |
| 14 Nov 2020 | Bombardier CL600 2C10 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | Skywest Airlines Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 2020 | Bombardier CL600 2B16 | Calgary, Canada | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jun 2019 | Robinson R22 | Danbury, Texas, United States | Standard Aviation Svcs | No injuries | - |
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| 7 Aug 2019 | Jonker Sailplanes JS1C | Cotulla, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Sep 2019 | Van's VANS RV-10 | Lancaster, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 2019 | Textron B-300 | Addison, Texas, United States | S&H Aircraft | Fatal | 10 |
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