Accident · 2019-10-16
What the record says
- Event date
- 2019-10-16
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Serious injury
- Aircraft
- Bombardier BD 700 1A10 (N307KP)
- Operating rule
- Part 135
- Operator
- Elite Air, Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- Elite Air Inc
Probable cause
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.
Source: NTSB case ERA20LA016Flight crew
Certification and experience as recorded in the NTSB accident database for this event. The NTSB records these facts about the crew's flying history; GroundCheck shows them as filed, without names or identities.
| Role | Certificate | Instrument rating | Age | Medical | Flight hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot pilot flying | Airline transport pilot | Airplane | 66 | Class 1 (2019-09-05) | 13,700 total · 1,316 in this make/model · 10,971 as PIC · 104 last 90 days |
| Co-pilot pilot flying | Airline transport pilot | Airplane | 63 | Unknown | 15,505 total · 4,950 in this make/model · 13,363 as PIC · 100 last 90 days |
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.