Status: | 5 |
Date: | Monday 23 December 2013 |
Type: |  Learjet 45 |
Operator: | Southern Cross Aviation |
Registration: | N845SC |
MSN: | 45-084 |
First flight: | 2000 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Location: | Bangor International Airport, ME (BGR) ( United States of America)
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Phase: | Standing (STD) |
Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
Departure airport: | Bangor International Airport, ME (BGR/KBGR), United States of America |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:During the fueling process, internal pressure in the right wing damaged skins, ribs and stringers.
The airplane operated on a ferry flight from Zürich, Switzerland to Fort Lauderdale, Florida. En route stops were made a.o. at Keflavik, Iceland; Goose Bay, Canada and Bangor, Maine.
The jet was offered for sale by kwsalvage in March 2014 and was bought by Alliance Air Parts.
Classification:
Damaged on the ground
Sources:
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KW Salvage»
Flightaware
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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.