- Date
- August 25, 2016, 19:03 local (19:03 UTC)
- Place
- Eleuthera, Bahamas
- Injuries
- 9 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N666TKLearjet 55
- Defining event
- Takeoff-rejected takeoff: Runway excursion
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- NTSB office
- Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 93943
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Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Factual narrative
On August 25, 2016, about 1903 universal coordinated time, a Learjet 55, N666TK, operated by RCR7 LLC, was substantially damaged during a runway excursion following an aborted takeoff at North Eleuthera Airport, Eleuthera, Bahamas. The two pilots and seven passengers were not injured. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from:Air Accident Investigation & Prevention Unit Bahamas Department of Civil Aviation P.O. Box AP-59244 Nassau, N.P., The Bahamas Telephone: 1 (242) 376-1617 Fax: 1 (242) 377-6060 Email: aaipu.bcaa@gmail.com website: www.aaipu-bcaa.com This report is for informational purposes, and only contains information released by the Commonwealth of The Bahamas.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N666TK
- Reported as
- Learjet 55 (UNDESIGNAT)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 038
- Engines
- Garrett TFE 731 SER, 1,550 horsepower, turbo fanGarrett TFE 731 SER, 1,550 horsepower, turbo fan
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- Unknown
- Flight
- Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Registered owner
- Polygon Air Corp
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Departed
- myeh · Eleuthera
- Airport
- myeh · North Eleuthera Airport, runway 25, 6,019 × 100 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 40° at 8 knots
- Temperature
- 90 °F, dew point 77 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.94 inHg
- Observed at
- MYEM, 25 nm away