Learjet 35 crash, Oct 19, 2015, Buenos Aires-San Fernando
Learjet 35 accident on October 19, 2015 near Buenos Aires-San Fernando, Buenos Aires City, Argentina with no fatalities. Cause: JIAAC (as summarized by...
- Date: October 19, 2015
- Aircraft: Learjet 35
- Location: Buenos Aires-San Fernando, Buenos Aires City, Argentina
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: JIAAC (as summarized by BAAA): most likely contamination of retained particles in the fuel control unit caused uncommanded acceleration and overspeed of the left engine; crew difficulty managing the abnormal condition and the runway safety area contributed to the severity.
On 19 October 2015 a Learjet 35A, LV ZSZ, on a positioning flight from San Fernando to Rio Gallegos, was aborted during takeoff after the left engine ran up to a higher N1 than the right. The aircraft veered right off the runway, struck a drainage ditch, lost its undercarriage and burned. Both pilots escaped and the aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire.