Accidents
Preliminary Report: MedEVAC Learjet 25C overrun
GATES LEARJET 25C, LEXINGTON, KY.,– AUG.

GATES LEARJET 25C, LEXINGTON, KY.,– AUG. 30, 2002–At 1:07 p.m. EDT Learjet 25C N24CP, on a Part 135 air-ambulance flight, overran Runway 4 while landing at Lexington (Ky.) Blue Grass Airport (LEX). The aircraft was destroyed, the patient was killed and the captain, first officer, flight nurse and another passenger were seriously injured.

The aircraft, which was operated by American Air Network dba Care Flight International, was on an IFR flight plan that originated at Marco Island (Fla.) Airport (MKY). According to FAA records, the airplane was owned by Henry Air. The flight nurse told investigators that the patient was en route to Lexington to receive medical treatment.

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