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National Transportation Safety Board NTSB ID: IAD00RA041 Aircraft Registration Number: GMURI

FACTUAL REPORT Occurrence Date: 05/02/2000 Most Critical Injury: Fatal

AVIATION Occurrence Type: Accident Investigated By: NTSB

Location/Time
Nearest City/Place State Zip Code Local Time Time Zone
LYON 1100 GMT

Airport Proximity: Unknown Distance From Landing Facility:

Aircraft Information Summary

Aircraft Manufacturer Model/Series Type of Aircraft

Learjet 35A /35A Airplane

Revenue Sightseeing Flight: No Air Medical Transport Flight: No

Narrative
Brief narrative statement of facts, conditions and circumstances pertinent to the accident/incident:
On May 2, 2000, about 1300 local time (universal coordinated time plus 2 hours), a Learjet 35A,
registration G-MURI, operated by Northern Executive Aviation, Manchester, United Kingdom (UK),
crashed during final approach to an emergency landing at Lyon Satolas International Airport, France
(ICAO code: LFLL). Of the five persons on board, both pilots were fatally injured and minor
injuries were sustained by the three passengers. The flight was operated as an on-demand air
charter. An instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan was filed from the departure airport,
Farnborough (EGLF), UK, to the destination, Cote D'Azur Airport (LFMN), Nice, France. Visual
meteorological conditions prevailed at LFLL at the time of the crash. En route, the flight was
operated under the regulations of the Civil Aviation Authorities (CAAs), UK and France.

En route, during an Air Traffic Control (ATC)-directed descent from flight level (FL) 390 to FL
370, the flightcrew radioed a MADAY, stated that they had lost an engine, were descending below FL
370, and requested an emergency landing at the nearest airfield. ATC acknowledged the emergency,
cleared the flight in the descent, and offered emergency airports. The flight requested the
nearest airport with a runway of at least 1,600 meters in length. ATC asked if the flight wished
to land at Lyon Satolas, and the flight accepted. The flight was given radar vectors to intercept
the ILS approach to runway 36 at LFLL (approach end elevation: 814 feet mean sea level), On a
straight-in final, near the approach end of the runway the airplane was observed to bank sharply to
the left. The left wing tip tank struck grass, the fuselage then impacted and the airplane came to
rest in the grass to the left of the runway. There were post-impact fires on both sides of the
fuselage, which were extinguished by airport fire and emergency personnel that were standing-by
during the declared emergency landing. The three passengers exited through an opening at the front
of the cabin.

An international accident investigation team, under the direction of the Investigator-in-Charge

(IIC), Bureau Enquetes - Accidents (BEA), France, examined the wreckage at the crash site and in
follow-up examinations at BEA Headquarters. On May 23, the investigation reconvened to conduct an
engineering disassembly and examination of the no. 1 engine, under the supervision of the IIC.

For further information, contact:

Investigator-in-Charge Mr. Alain Landart Bureau Enquetes - Accidents BAT 153 - Aeroport du Bourget
93352 LE Bourget Cedex FRANCE tel. 33 - 1 - 49 92 72 00 / fax -03

U.S. Accredited Representative Thomas R. Conroy Senior Air Safety Investigator National
Transportation Safety Board Office of Aviation Safety Regional Operations and General Aviation
Division, AS-20 Washington, D.C. 20594 tel. 1 (202) 314-6314 / fax -6329

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NTSB ID: IAD00RA041

National Transportation Safety Board

FACTUAL REPORT Occurrence Date: 05/02/2000

AVIATION Occurrence Type: Accident

Landing Facility/Approach Information

Airport Name Airport ID: Airport Elevation Runway Used Runway Length Runway Width

Ft. MSL 0

Runway Surface Type:

Runway Surface Condition:

Approach/Arrival Flown:

VFR Approach/Landing:

Aircraft Information
Aircraft Manufacturer Model/Series Serial Number
Learjet 35A /35A

Airworthiness Certificate(s):

Landing Gear Type:

Amateur Built Acft? Number of Seats: Certified Max Gross Wt. LBS Number of Engines:
Engine Type: Engine Manufacturer: Model/Series: Rated Power:
Unknown
- Aircraft Inspection Information
Type of Last Inspection Date of Last Inspection Time Since Last Inspection Airframe Total Time

Unknown Hours Hours

- Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT) Information

ELT Installed?/Type ELT Operated? ELT Aided in Locating Accident Site?

Owner/Operator Information
Registered Aircraft Owner Street Address

City State Zip Code

Street Address
Operator of Aircraft HANGAR 7, FAIREY'S WAY
City State Zip Code
NORTHERN EXECUTIVE AVIATION
MANCHESTER, UK
Operator Does Business As: SAME Operator Designator Code: 0015
- Type of U.S. Certificate(s) Held:
Air Carrier Operating Certificate(s): On-demand Air Taxi

Operating Certificate: Operator Certificate:

Regulation Flight Conducted Under: Non-U.S., Commercial

Type of Flight Operation Conducted: Executive/Corporate;Unknown; Unknown; Unknown

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National Transportation Safety Board NTSB ID: IAD00RA041

FACTUAL REPORT Occurrence Date: 05/02/2000

AVIATION Occurrence Type: Accident

First Pilot Information

Name City State Date of Birth Age

On File

Sex: U Seat Occupied: Unknown Occupational Pilot? Unknown Certificate Number: On File

Certificate(s):

Airplane Rating(s):

Rotorcraft/Glider/LTA:

Instrument Rating(s):

Instructor Rating(s):

Current Biennial Flight Review?

Medical Cert.: Unknown Medical Cert. Status: Unknown Date of Last Medical Exam:

This Make Airplane Airplane Instrument Lighter

All A/C
- Flight Time Matrix and Model Single Engine Mult-Engine
Night
Actual Simulated
Rotorcraft Glider
Than Air

Total Time
Pilot In Command(PIC)

Instructor

Instruction Received

Last 90 Days

Last 30 Days

Last 24 Hours

Seatbelt Used? Unknown Shoulder Harness Used? Unknown Toxicology Performed? Second Pilot?

Flight Plan/Itinerary
Type of Flight Plan Filed: IFR
Departure Point State Airport Identifier Departure Time Time Zone

FARNBOROUGH, UK 0000

Destination State Airport Identifier

NICE, FRANCE

Type of Clearance:

Type of Airspace:

Weather Information
Source of Wx Information:

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National Transportation Safety Board NTSB ID: IAD00RA041

FACTUAL REPORT Occurrence Date: 05/02/2000

AVIATION Occurrence Type: Accident

Weather Information
WOF ID Observation Time Time Zone WOF Elevation WOF Distance From Accident Site Direction From Accident Site

LFL 1300 0 Ft. MSL 0 NM 0 Deg. Mag.

Sky/Lowest Cloud Condition: Unknown 0 Ft. AGL Condition of Light: Not Reported

Lowest Ceiling: Unknown 0 Ft. AGL Visibility: 0 SM Altimeter: "Hg

Temperature: °C Dew Point: °C Weather Conditions at Accident Site: Visual Conditions

Wind Direction: 20 Wind Speed: 10 Wind Gusts:

Visibility (RVR): 0 Ft. Visibility (RVV) 0 SM

Precip and/or Obscuration:

Accident Information
Aircraft Damage: Destroyed Aircraft Fire: Unknown Aircraft Explosion Unknown

- Injury Summary Matrix Fatal Serious Minor None TOTAL

First Pilot 1 1
Second Pilot 1 1
Student Pilot

Flight Instructor

Check Pilot

Flight Engineer

Cabin Attendants

Other Crew

Passengers 3 3
- TOTAL ABOARD - 2 3 5
Other Ground 0 0 0 0
- GRAND TOTAL - 2 0 3 5

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NTSB ID: IAD00RA041

National Transportation Safety Board

FACTUAL REPORT Occurrence Date: 05/02/2000

AVIATION Occurrence Type: Accident

Administrative Information
Investigator-In-Charge (IIC)
THOMAS R. CONROY

Additional Persons Participating in This Accident/Incident Investigation:

JOSEPH MANNO

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