“Investigators are now looking at a reported trim issue that occurred prior to the in-flight upset” of a Bombardier Challenger 300 Friday afternoon over Northampton, Massachusetts, that killed one passenger, according to the NTSB. The twinjet, registered as N300ER and using callsign XSR300, took off from Dillant-Hopkins Airport (KEEN) in Keene, New Hampshire, and was headed to Leesburg (Virginia) Executive Airport (KJYO) with two flight crew and three passengers on board, the FAA said.
Flight tracking data from ADSBExchange indicates that the aircraft took off from KEEN at 3:37 p.m. and climbed to about 24,000 feet before the in-flight upset occurred at approximately 3:45 p.m., with vertical speed peaking at almost 6,000 fpm before dropping to nearly -2,000 fpm some 15 seconds later. Following the mishap, the jet diverted to Bradley International Airport (KBDL) in Windsor Locks, Connecticut, landing at 4 p.m. The upset resulted in fatal injuries to a passenger, the NTSB said.
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