# NTSB ERA16WA310: Learjet 55, N666TK, Eleuthera, Bahamas, August 25, 2016

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: August 25, 2016, 19:03 local (19:03 UTC)
- Place: Eleuthera, Bahamas
- Coordinates: 25.472221, -76.69139 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.4722&lon=-76.6914&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff-rejected takeoff: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 9 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 93943
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA16WA310
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/93943/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16WA310

## Sequence of events

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

- [Takeoff-rejected takeoff: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300) (defining event); cases with it: [Gates Learjet 55, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=5170702), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N666TK-2018-12-14), registration cancelled 2018-12-14, S/N 038, built 1982 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LEARJET 55 (UNDESIGNAT)
- Registry model: [Gates Learjet 55](https://openairdocs.org/model/gates-learjet-55) (registry code 5170702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Garrett TFE731 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/garrett-tfe731-series) (registry code 29001, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 038
- Engines: GARRETT TFE 731 SER 1550 horsepower turbo fan; GARRETT TFE 731 SER 1550 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

## 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

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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