Canadair CL-601 Challenger crash, Mar 20, 1994, Bassett
Canadair CL-601 Challenger accident on March 20, 1994 near Bassett, Nebraska, United States with no fatalities. Cause: The pilot-in-command's...
- Date: March 20, 1994
- Aircraft: Canadair CL-601 Challenger
- Location: Bassett, Nebraska, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot-in-command's inadequate planning, decision making and preflight inspection after receiving contaminated fuel. Contributing factors were the contaminated fuel, improper refuelling by FBO personnel, and dark night conditions.
A Canadair Challenger on a ferry flight took on contaminated fuel at Lawrence, Massachusetts. Both engines lost power at cruise altitude and the crew could not reach a runway. The jet came down in a field near Bassett, Nebraska, striking an irrigation structure and trees, and both pilots were seriously injured.