# Accident 20190808014849A: Bombardier Inc CL-600-2B16(CL-604), Lubbock, TX, August 8, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 2019, 14:20 local time
- Place: Lubbock, TX
- Airport: Lubbock Preston Smith Internat
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: DXTA
- Location: 33.5006° N, 102.0094° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5006&lon=-102.0094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N237QS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N237QS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bombardier CL-600-2B16(CL-604) (registry code 1900314, https://openairdocs.org/model/bombardier-cl-600-2b16-cl-604) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF34-3B (registry code 30069, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf34-3b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOMBARDIER INC CL-600-2B16(CL-604)
- Reported engine: GE CF34-3B
- People aboard: 10
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 6,630 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19LA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA266) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190808014849A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 8, 2019, AT APPROXIMATELY 2:20 PM CST, N237Q, A BOMBARDIER CL-600-2B16 (CHALLENGER) ENCOUNTERED SEVERE WAKE TURBULENCE AT N33.268  W99.895, APPROXIMATELY 100 NM EAST OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A COMMERCIAL FLIGHT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED NO DAMAGE. THE PILOT, COPILOT, FLIGHT ATTENDANT, AND FIVE PASSENGERS SUSTAINED NO INJURIES.  ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.  ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM  DALLAS LOVE FIELD - KDAL ON AUGUST 8, 2019, AT APPROXIMATELY 1:15PM CST.

## 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 CEN19LA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA266), Aug 8, 2019: Canadair CL600 2B16 (N237QS), Lubbock, TX, no damage. 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.

## Other reports on N237QS (1)

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

- [Incident 20260531005259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260531005259I), May 31, 2026: Bombardier Inc CL-600-2B16(CL-604) (N237QS), Salt Lake City, UT, Minor damage. On 2 mile final approach to Salt Lake City, runway 35, the aircraft struck a bird causing a dent in the right wing leading wdge.

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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