Bombardier CL-600 N958CA
26 October 2000 · Falmouth, Kentucky, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 26 October 2000 at about 21:55 local time, a Bombardier CL-600 registered N958CA was involved in an incident near Falmouth, Kentucky, United States. 50 people were on board and nobody was injured. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 21:55
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Falmouth, Kentucky, United States
- Coordinates
- 38.6700, -84.3295
- Aircraft
- Bombardier CL-600
- Registration
- N958CA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Fort Lauderdale → Covington
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC01IA024
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
Probable cause
The wake turbulence of another heavy airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane was in level flight, with the autopilot engaged, when it rolled left, hesitated, then rapidly continued the left roll. The captain disconnected the autopilot, and manually returned the airplane to level flight. Radar data indicated that the flight was at 10,850 feet when the event occurred. One minute, 24 seconds earlier, a Boeing 767-300 had flown through the same area, at 11,000 feet.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bombardier CL-600 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 May 2000 | Bombardier CL-600-2B19 | White Plains, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Dec 2000 | Bombardier CL-600-2B19 | Hebron, Kentucky, United States | Comair Inc | No injuries | - |
| 24 Oct 2000 | Bombardier CL-600 | New York, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 1999 | Bombardier CL-600 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States | Hop-A-Jet. Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 2001 | Bombardier CL-600-2B19 | Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States | Comair | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jan 2001 | Bombardier CL-600-2B19 | Covington, Kentucky, United States | Comair Inc | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Dec 2000 | Cessna 172M | Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States | Kentucky Airmotive | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 2000 | Cessna 182RG | Princeton, Kentucky, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 27 Sep 2000 | Cessna 182Q | Owingsville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 2000 | British BAE JETSTREAM 3201 | Lexington, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Nov 2000 | Mooney M20C | Hazard, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Dec 2000 | Robinson R-44A | Sandgap, Kentucky, United States | Fred A. Collatz | Fatal | 3 |