ASN Aircraft accident Learjet 35 N535LC Valencia-Arturo Michelena International Airport (VLN)
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Status:
Date:Saturday 17 September 2011
Time:17:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic LJ35 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Learjet 35
Operator:private
Registration: N535LC
MSN: 35-021
First flight: 1975
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Valencia-Arturo Michelena International Airport (VLN) (   Venezuela)
Phase: Landing (LDG)
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Fort Lauderdale-Executive Airport, FL (FXE/KFXE), United States of America
Destination airport:Valencia-Arturo Michelena International Airport (VLN/SVVA), Venezuela
Narrative:
A Learjet 35, N535LC, was substantially damaged while landing at Valencia's Arturo Michelena Airport in Venezuela. The two pilots and five passengers were not injured.
After touchdown on runway 28, the aircraft swerved to the left and went off the side of the runway.

Classification:
Runway excursion (veer-off)

Sources:
» NTSB
» Dirección General para la Prevención e Investigación de Accidentes Aéreos


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Distance from Fort Lauderdale-Executive Airport, FL to Valencia-Arturo Michelena International Airport as the crow flies is 2187 km (1367 miles).

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.
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