Incident · 2007-09-13

NTSB case OPS07IA010 · Learjet 35 · Part 135

What the record says

Event date: 2007-09-13
Event type: Incident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Learjet 35 (N66NJ)
Operating rule: Part 135
Operator: NATIONAL JETS INC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): NATIONAL JETS INC

Probable cause

The probable cause of this incident was the IAD tower local controller's failure to ensure that the runway was free of all known ground vehicles, equipment, and personnel before permitting a departing aircraft to start takeoff roll. Additionally, the controller did not comply with local directives prohibiting taxi into position and hold operations while tower positions were combined.

Source: NTSB case OPS07IA010

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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