Aircraft N431CA Data

This aircraft was involed in a fatal crash, killung 49 of the 50 aboard when attemping to take off on the wrong runway at Blue Grass Airport in Lexington on August 27th, 2006 at 6:07 AM. The aircraft came to rest 0.3 miles off the runway 26. The aircraft was to take off from the commercial runway 22.

This aircraft was destroyed in accident on departure from LEX. Flying as Comair flight 5191 from LEX to ATL departing LEX 6:00A 27 Aug 06.
49 fatals. 1 survivor (critical)

This aircraft crashed after take-off at Lexington, KY allegedly, according to early news reports by CNN, Fox, and MSNBC, when using runway 26, a 3500 foot runway. 49 souls perished. 1 critical injury.

Crashed 8-27-06 6:07a.m 50 persons on board 1 survivor. The following crew members were onboard Flight 5191: Captain Jeffrey Clay, 35, an employee of Comair since November 1999; First Officer James Polehinke, 44, an employee of Comair since March 2002; Flight Attendant Kelly Heyer, 27, a Comair employee since July 2004.

The Delta Connection Flight 5191 A CL600-2B19 Bearing Tail Number N431CA Crashed This morning 8/27/2006 in Lexington Kentucky. The plane crashed only 1/4 mile off the end of the runway after departing from the wrong runway at Bluegrass Airport. The airport says the aircraft was cleared to take off on runway 22 a 7000ft runway but departed on runway 26 instead. Runway 26 is only 3500 ft. and is not used for commercial flight. Of the 50 aboard flight 5191 49 perrished with the only survivor being the co-pilot.