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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bag JETSTM3101 · Bear Creek, PA · May 21, 2000

Date: May 21, 2000 · 11:28 local
Place: Bear Creek, PA
Phase of flight: Forced Landing
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: ECAA
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N16EJ
NTSB investigation: NTSBDCA00MA052
Reported as: Bag JETSTM3101
Reported engine: Garrett TPE331*
People aboard: 19
Fatal injuries: 19
Pilot’s flight hours: 9,000 total4,400 in this make and model205 in the last 90 days

N16EJRegistration cancelled Nov 17, 2000 · British Aerospace BAE JETSTREAM 3101S/N 834 Airframe modelBritish Aerospace BAE JETSTREAM 3101

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The crew had initiated a missed approach for the ILS runway 4, and were being vectored for the ILS course again when the crew advised ATC that they had lost both engines. Later they reported that they had the left engine running again. The last transmission received from the aircraft was that they were losing both engines. The aircraft crashed and was destroyed by impact and post-impact fire. The NTSB investigation continues. The CVR did not function on the accident flight. AFS-620 additional comment: at the time of the accident the operator name was east coast aviation services. The operator name was not changed to partner aviation enterprises until 2003.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE CREW HAD INITIATED A MISSED APPROACH FOR THE ILS RUNWAY 4, AND WERE BEING VECTORED FOR THE ILS COURSE AGAIN WHEN THE CREW ADVISED ATC THAT THEY HAD LOST BOTH ENGINES. LATER THEY REPORTED THAT THEY HAD THE LEFT ENGINE RUNNING AGAIN. THE LAST TRANSMISSION RECEIVED FROM THE AIRCRAFT WAS THAT THEY WERE LOSING BOTH ENGINES. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED AND WAS DESTROYED BY IMPACT AND POST-IMPACT FIRE. THE NTSB INVESTIGATION CONTINUES. THE CVR DID NOT FUNCTION ON THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT. AFS-620 ADDITIONAL COMMENT: AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT THE OPERATOR NAME WAS EAST COAST AVIATION SERVICES. THE OPERATOR NAME WAS NOT CHANGED TO PARTNER AVIATION ENTERPRISES UNTIL 2003.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DCA00MA052Accident · 19 fatalClass 1 · MajorFinal reportBear Creek Town, PAThe flight crew’s failure to ensure an adequate fuel supply for the flight, which led to the stoppage of the right engine due to fuel exhaustion and the intermittent stoppage of the left engine due to fuel starvation. Contributing to the accident were the…May 21, 2000 · Destroyed