# Accident 20020831023249A: Lear 25C, Lexington, KY, August 31, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 2002, 13:07 local time
- Place: Lexington, KY
- Airport: Blue Grass
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ESUA
- Location: 38.0367° N, 84.6086° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BLUE GRASS (LEX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0367&lon=-84.6086&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45CP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45CP-2013-07-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gates Lear Jet 25C (registry code 5170513, https://openairdocs.org/model/gates-lear-jet-25c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LEAR 25C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020831023249A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ON AUGUST 30, 2002, AT APPROXIMATELY 1307 EDT, A LEAR 25C WAS DESTROYED AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 4 AT THE LEXINGTON BLUEGRASS AIRPORT, LEXINGTON, KY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED AS A "LIFEGUARD" OPERATION UNDER 14 CFR 135 ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN. THE ATP RATED PILOT AND COMMERCIAL RATED CO-PILOT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT. THE FLIGHT NURSE AND ANOTHER PASSENGER RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES AS WELL. THE PATIENT PASSENGER RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES FROM THE ACCIDENT. AFTER DEPARTING THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT IMPALED INTO A LOCALIZER ANTENNA SUPPORT STRUCTURE, PASSED THROUGH AN AIRPORT BOUNDARY FENCE ONTO A 6-LANE HIGHWAY BEFORE COMING TO A REST. A POST CRASH-FIRE ENSUED WHICH CONSUMED THE EMPENNAGE SECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT. VFR WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N45CP (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20010816023199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010816023199I), Aug 16, 2001: Lear 25C (N45CP), Traverse City, MI, Minor damage. (-23) The aircraft aborted take-off on rwy 18 after crew heard a popping noise and felt a bump on the right side. The right wing then dipped and vibration was…
- [Incident 19990318018309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990318018309I), Mar 18, 1999: Lear 25C (N45CP), Lincoln, NE. On landing, the aircraft experienced a loss of brakes on the right side. The aircraft ran off the right side of the runway causing no damage to the aircraft.…
- [Accident 19900715025759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900715025759A), Jul 15, 1990: Lear 24D (N45CP), Benton Harbor, MI, Substantial damage. Landed long. Ran off runway. Hit culvert,went over hill into swamp. Said blinded by approach lights.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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