Accident | |
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Date | November 19, 2013 |
Summary | Uncommanded thrust reverser deployment and pilot error due to lack of crew coordination and fraudulently certified first officer |
Site | Atlantic Ocean off Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States 26°09′48″N 80°04′10″W / 26.163333°N 80.069444°W |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Learjet 35A |
Operator | Aero JL SA de CV (operating as Air Evac International) |
Call sign | X-ray Alpha Uniform Sierra Delta |
Registration | XA-USD |
Flight origin | Juan Santamaría International Airport, San José, Costa Rica |
Stopover | Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States |
Destination | Cozumel International Airport, Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico |
Occupants | 4 |
Passengers | 2 |
Crew | 2 |
Fatalities | 2 |
Missing | 2 |
Survivors | 0 |
On November 19, 2013, an Air Evac Learjet 35A crashed after take-off from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport. The aircraft was performing a ferry flight from Fort Lauderdale to Cozumel International Airport in Mexico. All four occupants on board were killed.[1][2]