Accident Overview
On September 19, 2008, about 2353 eastern daylight time, a Bombardier Learjet Model 60, registered as N999LJ, overran runway 11 during a rejected takeoff at Columbia Metropolitan Airport, Columbia, South Carolina. The aircraft was owned by Inter Travel and Services, Inc., and operated by Global Exec Aviation. The flight was a nonscheduled domestic passenger flight to Van Nuys, California, operating under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 135.
Aircraft and Operational Details
The aircraft was a twin-engine business jet. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident, and an instrument flight rules flight plan had been filed.
Occupants and Injuries
The captain, the first officer, and two passengers were killed. Two other passengers sustained serious injuries.
Weather and Flight Plan
Visual meteorological conditions were present. The flight had filed an instrument flight rules flight plan, indicating the intention to operate under IFR in the en route phase.
Note: The full NTSB accident report is available at http://www.ntsb.gov/publictn/publictn.htm, report number NTSB/AAR-10/02.