# NTSB ERA15RA047: Gates Learjet 35A, N17UF, Freeport, Bahamas, November 9, 2014

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: November 9, 2014, 16:52 local (21:52 UTC)
- Place: Freeport, Bahamas
- Coordinates: 26.526945, -78.756111
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5269&lon=-78.7561&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Approach: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 9 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 90376
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA15RA047
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/90376/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15RA047

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Approach: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120) (defining event); cases with it: [Gates Learjet 35A, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120/sequence.md?model=5170602), [All aircraft, 1,074 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N17UF](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17UF-2018-02-28), registration cancelled 2018-02-28, S/N 258, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GATES LEARJET CORP. 35A
- Registry model: [Gates Learjet 35A](https://openairdocs.org/model/gates-learjet-35a) (registry code 5170602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Garrett TFE731 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/garrett-tfe731-series) (registry code 29001, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 258
- Engines: GARRETT TFE 731 SER 1550 horsepower turbo fan; GARRETT TFE 731 SER 1550 horsepower turbo fan
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Executive/Corporate, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Registered owner: Diplomat Aviation (Bahamas) Ltd
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: MYNN, Nassau
- Destination: MYGF, Freeport
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: MYGF, Grand Bahama International
- Equipment: Auto-pilot, Data recorder, Onboard weather, Stall warning system

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 62; injuries: fatal; commercial, airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, with waivers/limitations; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; toxicology performed; flight hours: 13,500 total
- Co-pilot; age 34; injuries: fatal; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, with waivers/limitations; seat: right; restraint: 3-point; toxicology performed; flight hours: 1,020 total

## Weather

- Conditions: Instrument (IMC)

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.

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