Accident · 2024-01-11
What the record says
- Event date
- 2024-01-11
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Minor injury
- Aircraft
- LEARJET INC 55 (N558RA)
- Operating rule
- Part 91
- Operator
- Royal Air Freight, Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- ROYAL AIR FREIGHT INC
Probable cause
The flight crew’s decision to land on a snow-covered runway with a tailwind, resulting in a runway excursion and subsequent impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident, was the failure of the airport authority to plow the runway.
Source: NTSB case WPR24LA071Flight 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 / Flight instructor | Airplane | 66 | Class 1 (2023-11-13) | 31,800 total · 800 in this make/model · 29,800 as PIC · 150 last 90 days |
| Co-pilot | Flight instructor / Commercial | Airplane | 29 | Class 1 (2023-04-14) | 1,726 total · 9 in this make/model · 1,432 as PIC · 53 last 90 days |
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.