Last updated: 4 March 2021
| Status: | Final |
| Date: | Friday 23 June 2000 |
| Time: | 11:41 |
| Type: |  Learjet 55 |
| Operator: | Universal Jet Aviation |
| Registration: | N220JC |
| C/n / msn: | 55-050 |
| First flight: | 1982 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8557 |
| Engines: | 2 Garrett TFE731-3AR-2B |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Collision casualties: | Fatalities: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 4,5 km (2.8 mls) SW of Boca Raton, FL ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Boca Raton Public Airport, FL (BCT/KBCT), United States of America |
| Fort Pierce-Saint Lucie County Airport, FL (FPR/KFPR), United States of America |
Learjet N220JC departed Boca Raton at 11:40 and made a right crosswind departure, followed by a 45-degree turn departing the traffic pattern. In the same area an Extra EA-300S N300XS was present, which had just taken off from Pompano Beach Airpark, FL (PMP). At an altitude of 2400 feet both aircraft collided. Both aircraft fell to the ground.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The failure of the pilot's of both airplanes to maintain a visual lookout (while climbing and maneuvering) resulting in an in-flight collision and subsequent collision with residences and terrain."
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
Mid air collisionLoss of control
Sources:
» NTSBPhotos
accident date: 23-06-2000
type: Learjet 55
registration: OY-FLK
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Boca Raton Public Airport, FL to Fort Pierce-Saint Lucie County Airport, FL as the crow flies is 126 km (79 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Boca Raton Public Airport, FL to Fort Pierce-Saint Lucie County Airport, FL as the crow flies is 126 km (79 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
