Learjet 55 Longhorn crash, Aug 6, 1986, Rutland-Southern...

Learjet 55 Longhorn accident on August 6, 1986 near Rutland-Southern Vermont Regional (State), Vermont, United States with no fatalities.

Learjet 55 N921FP of Federal Paper Board Company was on a corporate flight from Rutland, Vermont, to Teterboro, New Jersey, on 6 August 1986. The crew lined up on the wrong runway and started a takeoff, then rejected it too late because the runway was too short. The jet overran the end, struck a stone wall and was destroyed by fire. The copilot had minor injuries and the pilot and passenger were not injured.

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