Gates Lear Jet 35 N535LC

Summary

On 17 September 2011 at about 21:35 local time, a Gates Lear Jet 35 registered N535LC, operated by Martin Andrew Trustee, was involved in an accident near Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela. 7 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

17 September 2011 at 21:35

Classification

Accident

Location

Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela

Nearest airport

Arturo Michelena (SVVA)

Coordinates

10.1503, -67.9333

Aircraft

Gates Lear Jet 35

Registration

N535LC

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Martin Andrew Trustee

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Fort Lauderdale → Valencia, Carabobo

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA11WA518

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On September 17, 2011, about 2135 universal coordinated time, a Gates Lear Jet 35, N535LC, was substantially damaged while landing at the Arturo Michelena Airport (SVVA), Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela. The two pilots and five passengers were not injured. The weather conditions and flight plan information was unknown for the personal flight that departed Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (FXE), Fort Lauderdale, Florida. This investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Venezuela. Further information may be obtained from: Junta Investigadora de Accidentes de Aviación Ministerio del Poder Popular para las Obras Publicas y Vivienda Av. Francisco de Miranda Torre MINFRA, Piso-20 Caracas, Venezuela Telephone: (+58 212) 2015491 This report is for informational purposes and contains only information released by or obtained for the Government of Venezuela.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.