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| Date: | Wednesday 24 May 2006 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Learjet 35A |
| Owner/operator: | Canadian Global Air Ambulance |
| Registration: | C-GAJS |
| MSN: | 35-380 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Palo Marga International Raceway Park, San Nicolas -
 Aruba
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Ambulance |
| Departure airport: | Orlando Executive Airport, FL (ORL/KORL) |
| Aruba-Reina Beatrix Airport (AUA/TNCA) |
The pilots of the Canadian Global Air Ambulance Learjet 35A, transporting two Brazilian passengers en route from Orlando, Florida to Brazil, with an intended refueling stop in Aruba, lost contact with Beatrix Tower during approach, and mistook the Palo Marga drag strip for Queen Beatrix International Airport, landing there in error.
After inspection and clearance by Aruban authorities, the Learjet was able to successfully take off and land at the proper airport. No damage was incurred in the incident, though the pilot was fined for negligence.
Sources:
Air Safety Week (12 Jun 2006)
Diario Newspaper (Oranjestad, Aruba) (25 May 2006)
https://www.instagram.com/oldaruba/p/ChmaZsirPLS/?img_index=1
https://www.pprune.org/archive/index.php/t-228256.html
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 November 2006 | C-GAJS | Canadian Global Air Ambulance | 0 | Montreal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, QC (YUL) |  |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 19-Mar-2025 10:13 | AnimeBirder | Added |
| 20-Mar-2025 06:38 | AnimeBirder | Updated [Embed code, Category, ] |
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