Dassault/Sud FAN JET FALCON SER D N229CK

Summary

On 15 April 2025 at about 12:00 local time, a Dassault/Sud FAN JET FALCON SER D registered N229CK, operated by Kalitta Charters LLC, was involved in an accident near Mount Airy, Maryland, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause has been published yet; this accident is still under investigation.

Date

15 April 2025 at 12:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Mount Airy, Maryland, United States

Coordinates

39.3409, -77.1316

Aircraft

Dassault/Sud FAN JET FALCON SER D

Registration

N229CK

Category

Airplane

Year built

1970

Engines

2

Operator

Kalitta Charters LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Positioning

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ypsilanti → Dover

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA25LA305

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. The investigation is still open; a final report usually follows one to two years after the accident.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On April 15, 2025, about 0800 eastern daylight time, a Dassault/Sud Fan Jet Falcon Series D, N229CK, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Mount Airy, Maryland. The airline transport pilot and commercial copilot were not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 positioning flight. The operator reported that during the descent toward the destination area, the flightcrew heard a loud “bang,” which was followed by a vibration, and they decided to divert to the nearest suitable airport, Eastern WV Regional Airport/Shepard Field, Martinsburg (MRB), West Virginia. The flightcrew did not declare an emergency and subsequently landed at MRB uneventfully. After exiting the airplane, the flightcrew noted that the right engine cowling was separated and a portion of the cowling was wrapped around the right horizontal stabilizer.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.