Bombardier BD 700 1A10 N307KP

Summary

On 16 October 2019 at about 15:30 local time, a Bombardier BD 700 1A10 registered N307KP, operated by Elite Air Inc, was involved in an accident near Augusta, Georgia, United States. 3 people were on board. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

16 October 2019 at 15:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Augusta, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Augusta Rgnl At Bush Field (AGS)

Coordinates

33.3719, -81.9717

Aircraft

Bombardier BD 700 1A10

Registration

N307KP

Category

Airplane

Year built

2002

Engines

2

Operator

Elite Air Inc

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Augusta → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA20LA016

Injuries not recorded.

The first officer's failure to maintain a safe distance from a large turbine-powered airplane while escorting passengers, resulting in a passenger encounter with jet blast.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The first officer of a Learjet was escorting passengers to the airplane, which was parked about 70 ft behind a Bombardier jet. A passenger was knocked over by the jet blast from the engines of the Bombardier as it began taxiing, resulting in serious injuries. Had the first officer waited to escort his passengers after the Bombardier had departed or maintained a safer distance from the Bombardier, it’s likely the passenger would not have been injured. The pilots of the Bombardier had shut down the left engine to deplane their passenger, restarted the engine, and were taxing back to the runway for takeoff when the accident occurred. They stated the rotating beacon was on and the right engine was running the entire time.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.