Canadair CL600-2B19 incident near Danville, Illinois, July 24, 1993
On July 24, 1993 at about 1:40 pm local time, a Canadair CL600-2B19, registered N915CA, suffered minor damage in an incident near Danville, Illinois. It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). No one was hurt; 21 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
a lightning strike and associated engine flameout.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- July 24, 1993 · about 1:40 pm local time
- Place
- Danville, Illinois · map
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 21 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Canadair CL600-2B19 · all CL600-2B19s on the register
- Registration
- N915CA · registry record · serial 7013
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE COMMUTER AIRLINE TURBOJET WAS CLIMBING TO ITS ASSIGNED ALTITUDE WHEN THE CAPTAIN TURNED THE AIRPLANE TO AVOID A THUNDERSTORM. DURING THE TURN THE AIRPLANE WAS STRUCK BY LIGHTENING SEVERAL TIMES AND THE RIGHT ENGINE CEASED OPERATING. THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED AS THE AIRPLANE DESCENDED THROUGH 15,000 FEET. THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED TO ITS DESTINATION AFTER THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED. AN ON-SCENE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE AIRPLANE HAD NUMEROUS BURN SPOTS ON ITS FUSELAGE, WING, RIGHT ENGINE, ELEVATOR, AND RIGHT ENGINE.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 11,400 hours in all; 75 in this make and model; 75 in the last 90 days; 38 in the last 30 days
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 198 hours
- Last inspection: continuous airworthiness programme; 198 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 51,000 lb
- Seats: 53
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Ge CF34-3A1 (turbofan); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: MDW Chicago IL at 12:30 pm
- Destination: CMH Cincinnati OH
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 0
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 360° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 3 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 900 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 70°F (21°C), dew point 70°F (21°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 1:45 pm from CMI, 35 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 3 | |||
| Passengers | 18 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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