# Accident 20230303001879A: Bombardier Inc BD-100-1A10, Windsor Locks, CT, March 3, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 2023, 15:44 local time
- Place: Windsor Locks, CT
- Airport: Bradley International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9384° N, 72.6883° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9384&lon=-72.6883&mi=10
- Aircraft: N300ER, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N300ER-2026-10-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bombardier BD-100-1A10 (registry code 1390044, https://openairdocs.org/model/bombardier-bd-100-1a10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Honeywell AS907-1-1A (registry code 33908, https://openairdocs.org/engine/honeywell-as907-1-1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOMBARDIER INC BD-100-1A10
- Reported engine: HONEYWELL AS907-1-1A
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 4,700 total, 86 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230303001879A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 3, 2023, AT APPROXIMATELY 2030Z A BOMBARDIER CHALLENGER N300ER, CALL SIGN "AIRSHARE" ON A FAR PART 91 FLIGHT WITH THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OF THE AIRCRAFT ON BOARD, ATTEMPTED A TAKE OFF ON RUNWAY 2 FROM DILLANT/HOPKINS AIRPORT, KEENE, NH (EEN).  THE AIRCRAFT HAD TWO ATP PILOTS AS CREW, AND 3 PASSENGERS.  THE AIRCRAFT ABORTED THE FIRST TAKE-OFF DUE TO AN AIRSPEED MIS-COMPARE.  IT WAS NOTED THAT THE PITOT TUBE COVER WAS NOT REMOVED DURING PREFLIGHT. THE CREW SHUT DOWN ONE ENGINE, REMOVED THE COVER, AND THEN PROCEEDED WITH ANOTHER TAKE OFF ATTEMPT.   THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF ENROUTE TO LEESBURG EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (JYO), LEESBURG, VIRGINIA.  DURING THE CLIMB OUT, APPROXIMATELY 12 MINUTES AFTER TAKE OFF ATC QUARRIED THE CREW ABOUT THEIR RIDE (ATC DID THIS BECAUSE THE AIRCRAFT WAS SENDING AN IDENT CODE TO ATC), THE CREW RESPONDED THAT THEY NEEDED TO DESCEND AND DIVERT TO AN AIRPORT WITH  MEDICAL FACILITIES.  THE AIRCREW DECIDED TO LAND AT BRADLEY (BDL), AND REQUESTED MEDICAL MEET THEM AT THE FIXED BASE OPERATOR(FBO), ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.    AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 6 THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE FBO AND MET WITH MEDICAL STAFF WHO ENTERED THE AIRCRAFT.   ONE PASSENGER HAD FATAL INJURIES AND ANOTHER PASSENGER HAD MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 ERA23LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA135), Mar 3, 2023: Bombardier BD-100-1A10 (N300ER), Windsor Locks, CT, minor damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The flight crew’s failure to remove the right side pitot probe cover before flight, their decision to depart with a No-Go advisory message following an aborted takeoff, and their selection of the…

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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