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May 15, 2017 · Learjet 35A · N452DA
Teterboro, NJ
Overview
Report Status
Final with probable cause
Event Type
Accident
Date
May 15, 2017
Injury Outcomes
2 injuries (2 fatalities)
Location
Teterboro, NJ
Aircraft
Learjet 35A (1981)
Tail Number
N452DA
Operator
Trans-Pacific Jets
Injuries
Fatal
Aircraft Damage
Destroyed
NTSB Number
CEN17MA183
NTSB investigators traveled in support of this investigation and used data obtained from various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report. The NTSB's full report is available at http://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Pages/AccidentReports.aspx. The Aircraft Accident Report number is NTSB/AAR-19/02. On May 15, 2017, about 1529 eastern daylight time, a Learjet 35A, N452DA, departed controlled flight while on a circling approach to runway 1 at Teterboro Airport (TEB), Teterboro, New Jersey, and impacted a commercial building and parking lot. The pilot-in-command and the second-in-command died; no one on the ground was injured. The airplane was destroyed by impact forces and postcrash fire. The airplane was registered to A&C Big Sky Aviation, LLC, and was operated by Trans-Pacific Air Charter, LLC, under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a positioning flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and an instrument flight rules flight plan was filed. The flight departed from Philadelphia International Airport, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, about 1504 and was destined for TEB.
NTSB Probable Cause
The pilot-in-command's (PIC) attempt to salvage an unstabilized visual approach, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall at low altitude. Contributing to the accident was the PIC's decision to allow an unapproved second-in-command to act as pilot flying, the PIC's inadequate and incomplete preflight planning, and the flight crew's lack of an approach briefing. Also contributing to the accident were Trans-Pacific Jets' lack of safety programs that would have enabled the company to identify and correct patterns of poor performance and procedural noncompliance and the Federal Aviation Administration's ineffective Safety Assurance System procedures, which failed to identify these company oversight deficiencies.
Full Narrative
The NTSB's full report is available at http://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Pages/AccidentReports.aspx. The Aircraft Accident Report number is NTSB/AAR-19/02. On May 15, 2017, about 1529 eastern daylight time, a Learjet 35A, N452DA, departed controlled flight while on a circling approach to runway 1 at Teterboro Airport (TEB), Teterboro, New Jersey, and impacted a commercial building and parking lot. The pilot-in-command and the second-in-command died; no one on the ground was injured. The airplane was destroyed by impact forces and postcrash fire. The airplane was registered to A&C Big Sky Aviation, LLC, and was operated by Trans-Pacific Air Charter, LLC, under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a positioning flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and an instrument flight rules flight plan was filed. The flight departed from Philadelphia International Airport, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, about 1504 and was destined for TEB.
Flight
Event TypeAccident
Event Time15:29 EDT
Nearest AirportTeterboro (1nm)
Runway01
Runway Length7000 ft
Runway Width150 ft
Flight Plan FiledIFR
Flight Plan ActivatedYes
Aircraft FireGrd
Aircraft ExplosionGrd
Aircraft
AircraftLearjet 35A
Tail NumberN452DA
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageDestroyed
OperatorTrans-Pacific Jets
Operating RulePart 91
Engines2
Engine TypeTurbofan
Engine DetailsHoneywell · TFE731-2-2B · Turbofan · 1550 | Honeywell · TFE731-2-2B · Turbofan · 1550
Seats6 + 2
People & Injuries
Injury Summary2 injuries (2 fatalities)
Fatal2
Serious0
Minor0
Uninjured0
Total2
Crew 1Age 53 · First Class · Fatal
Crew 2Age 33 · First Class · Fatal
Conditions
ConditionsVMC
LightDaylight
Wind350° @ 20 kt, gusting 30 kt
Visibility10 sm
CeilingNone
Temperature / Dew Point66 F / 43 C
Altimeter29.75 inHg
Observation Time18:52
Weather SourceWFAC