BFU REPORT ON DRAMATIC CHALLENGER WAKE VORTEX ACCIDENT

Bombardier CL-604 Challenger D-AMSC dropped 9,000ft after a wake vortex encounter resulted in a temporary loss of control over the Indian Ocean.  This resulted in two serious injuries (head injuries and a fractured rib in one case and a fractured vertebra in the other) andone minor injury.  The airframe was overstressed and written off. The business jet, operated by MHS […]