N999LJ Learjet 60 crashes on take-off SC.
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NTSB ADVISORY
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National Transportation Safety Board
Washington, DC 20594
September 20, 2008
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NTSB LAUNCHES TEAM TO INVESTIGATE BUSINESS JET CRASH IN
SOUTH CAROLINA
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The National Transportation Safety Board has dispatched a Go
Team to investigate the crash of a business jet at Columbia
Metropolitan Airport in West Columbia, South Carolina.
The Learjet 60 (N999LJ) crashed on take-off at 11:53 p.m.
EDT on Friday. Of the six people on board, two crewmembers
and two passengers were fatally injured.
NTSB Senior Air Safety Investigator Bill English has been
designated as Investigator-in-Charge. NTSB Board Member
Debbie Hersman will serve as principal spokesman during the
on-scene investigation.
The Safety Board's 11-member team includes two
representatives from the Office of Transportation Disaster
Assistance. Peter Knudson will accompany the team as press
officer.