- Date
- May 16, 1984, 16:42 local (21:42 UTC)
- Place
- Clarksville, TX
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N215RLCanadair CL-600
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840516017249A
- Case key
- 21336
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Vortex turbulence encountered
Visual separation - inadequateCause
Loss of control - in flight
Altitude deviation,uncontrolled
Emergency procedure - performed
Analysis
Cruising at FL350, N215RL encountered wake turbulance from a descending 'heavy' Boeing 767. The resultant upset caused an uncontrolled loss of 11,000 ft in 10 to 15 seconds before the crew was able to recover. The acft was not damaged but an unrestrained pax was seriously injured.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N215RL
- Reported as
- Canadair CL-600
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1068
- Airframe hours
- 215
- Engine
- Lycoming ALF-502L-2, 7,500 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Ferry · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Clinton Aviation Group Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · April 3, 1984 · 10 hours before
- Departed
- CPS · East St. Louis, IL
- Destination
- DAL · Dallas, TX
- Flight plan
- IFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 59
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 14,000 total · 380 in this make and model · 13,600 as pilot in command · 79 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TXK, 56 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.