Learjet 55 Longhorn crash, Sep 24, 2025 (2 killed), Carac...
Learjet 55 Longhorn accident on September 24, 2025 near Caracas-Maiquetía-Simón Bolívar, Vargas, Venezuela with 2 fatalities. Cause: JIAAC preliminary...
- Date: September 24, 2025
- Aircraft: Learjet 55 Longhorn
- Location: Caracas-Maiquetía-Simón Bolívar, Vargas, Venezuela
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: JIAAC preliminary report (033/2025, ASN): the right main wheels came off during takeoff and the aircraft kept rolling without them. BAAA says it failed to take off, GlobalAir and El Nacional point to wind and bad weather. No final report.
A Learjet 55 owned by the Venezuelan government overran the runway during takeoff at Maiquetía airport near Caracas and caught fire. Both pilots died and two passengers survived.