# Accident 20041014026829A: Cndair CL6002B19, Jefferson City, MO, October 14, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 2004, 22:16 local time
- Place: Jefferson City, MO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: REXA
- Location: 38.4993° N, 92.1304° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4993&lon=-92.1304&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8396A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8396A-2005-02-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bombardier CL-600-2B19 (registry code 1390008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bombardier-cl-600-2b19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF34 series (registry code 30015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf34-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CNDAIR CL6002B19
- Reported engine: GE CF343B1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 6,900 total, 973 in this make and model, 154 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA05MA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA05MA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041014026829A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCTOBER 14, 2004, AT 11:20 EDT, A NORTHWEST AIRLINK CL-600 CRASHED NEAR JEFFERSON CITY, MISSOURI. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A POSITIONING FLIGHT FROM LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS TO MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA. THE TWO FLIGHT CREW MEMBERS WERE FATALLY INJURED. THERE WERE NO PASSENGERS ON BOARD. THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED BY IMPACT AND POST CRASH FIRE. THE CREW REPORTED A SINGLE ENGINE FAILURE WHILE CRUISING AT FLIGHT LEVEL 410. THEY DESCENDED TO 13,000 FEET BEFORE REPORTING THAT THEY HAD A DUAL ENGINE FAILURE. THEY WERE UNABLE TO START EITHER ENGINE AND CRASHED BETWEEN HOUSES WHILE ON A RADAR VECTOR TO JEFFERSON CITY AIRPORT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DCA05MA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA05MA003), Oct 14, 2004: Canadair CL-600 (N8396A), Jefferson City, MO, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: (1) the pilots’ unprofessional behavior, deviation from standard operating procedures, and poor airmanship, which resulted in an in-flight emergency from which they were unable to recover, in part…

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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