Bombardier CL-600 incident near Falmouth, Kentucky, October 26, 2000
On October 26, 2000 at about 9:55 pm local time, a Bombardier CL-600, registered N958CA, was involved in an incident near Falmouth, Kentucky. It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under scheduled airline rules (Part 121). No one was hurt; 50 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The wake turbulence of another heavy airplane.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- October 26, 2000 · about 9:55 pm local time
- Place
- Falmouth, Kentucky · map
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 50 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Bombardier CL-600 · all CL-600s on the register
- Registration
- N958CA · no longer on the register · serial 7111
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · scheduled airline rules (Part 121)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The airplane was in level flight, with the autopilot engaged, when it rolled left, hesitated, then rapidly continued the left roll. The captain disconnected the autopilot, and manually returned the airplane to level flight. Radar data indicated that the flight was at 10,850 feet when the event occurred. One minute, 24 seconds earlier, a Boeing 767-300 had flown through the same area, at 11,000 feet.
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: 10,000 hours in all
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded
- Maximum gross weight: 53,000 lb
- Seats: 53
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Ge CF34 (turbofan); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: FLL Fort Lauderdale FL at 7:33 pm
- Destination: CVG Covington KY
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 0
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 220° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 8 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 25,000 ft
- Temperature: 75°F (24°C), dew point 59°F (15°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 9:51 pm from CVG, 30 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 3 | |||
| Passengers | 47 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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