| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | June 02, 2006 |
| Time: | 14:40 |
| Location: | Groton, Connecticut |
| Operator: | International Jet Charter |
| Flight #: | ? |
| Route: | Atlantic City, NJ - Groton, CT |
| AC Type: | Learjet 35A |
| Registration: | N182K |
| cn / ln: | 35A-293 |
| Aboard: | 5 (passengers:3 crew:2) |
| Fatalities: | 2 (passengers:0 crew:2) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | A charter jet registered to religious broadcaster Pat Robinson crashed in heavy fog into Long Island Sound, a half mile short of the runway, while making an approach to land at Groton-New London Airport. Both pilots were killed but the three passengers aboard survived. Robertson was not aboard. The crew's failure to properly monitor the airplane's altitude, which resulted in the captain's inadvertent descent of the airplane into water. Contributing to the accident were the foggy weather conditions, and the captain's decision to descend below the decision height without sufficient visual cues. |
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