Last updated: 5 March 2021
| Status: | Preliminary |
| Date: | Thursday 25 August 2016 |
| Time: | 15:03 |
| Type: |  Learjet 55 |
| Operator: | RCR7 LLC |
| Registration: | N666TK |
| C/n / msn: | 55-038 |
| First flight: | 1982 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | North Eleuthera International Airport (ELH) ( Bahamas)
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| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | North Eleuthera International Airport (ELH/MYEH), Bahamas |
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A Learjet 55, N666TK, was substantially damaged during a runway excursion following an aborted takeoff at North Eleuthera Airport, Bahamas. The two pilots and seven passengers were not injured. Among the passengers was Colombian singer J Balvin.
The aircraft came to rest in bushes.
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
Rejected takeoffRunway excursion
Sources:
» NTSBPhotos
accident date: 25-08-2016
type: Learjet 55
registration: N666TK
Video, social media
J Balvin se salvó de un accidente aéreo: "Dios no quería que me muriera hoy”https://t.co/0BqLqcFRB2 #OigoLAFm pic.twitter.com/TKPzVoQ7Z1
— LA F.m. (@lafm) 26 augustus 2016
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.
