Learjet 35 crash, Jan 4, 2001, Schenectady
Learjet 35 accident on January 4, 2001 near Schenectady, New York, United States with no fatalities. Cause: The NTSB attributed the accident to the...
- Date: January 4, 2001
- Aircraft: Learjet 35
- Location: Schenectady, New York, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The NTSB attributed the accident to the pilot setting an incorrect takeoff trim, which led to a runway overrun and impact with a fence. The NTSB also cited the aborted takeoff above V1 as a factor.
A Learjet 35 air ambulance flight (N435JL) from Schenectady to New York LaGuardia was aborted during takeoff at Schenectady. The pilot had set the takeoff trim near the middle of the range without checking the trim charts, and the aircraft did not rotate normally. It overran the departure end of the runway, went through a fence and stopped near a road. No one was injured.