N279AJ Lear 45 landing accident Telluride

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FlightAware > Live Flight Tracker > N279AJ > 03-Jan-2009 > KSDL-KTEX
Learjet 45 Aircraft Private Jets

The two persons on board received minor injuries yesterday around 17:00 local time, when Lear 45 N279AJ went off the runway at Telluride Colorado.

San Miguel County Sheriffs described the aircraft as totaled, though no details released yet regarding the accident.

If anyone has any further details?

[340drvr]

Here's a photo:
Telluride Daily Planet > Archives > News > Learjet crashes on Deep Creek Mesa

[robbreid]

photo

Click Here press photo, looks like quite an impact!!

IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 279AJ Make/Model: LJ45 Description:
Date: 01/03/2009 Time: 1710

Event Type: Incident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Substantial

LOCATION
City: TELLURIDE State: CO Country: US

DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT ON LANDING, RAN OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY, TELLURIDE, CO

INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:

WEATHER: WIND270 AT8 VIS4 LT SNOW BKN200 BKN1700 OVC2300

OTHER DATA
Activity: Unknown Phase: Landing Operation: OTHER


FAA FSDO: SALT LAKE CITY, UT (NM07) Entry date: 01/05/2009

[Von Klinkerhoffen]

Amazing....looks as though the wing has seperated from the fuselage in one piece via the attachment links...even the gear is still attached.