Tuesday, August 18, 2026

Raytheon Hawker 800XP, N55LB, incident occurred on August 13, 2026, at Atlanta Regional Airport-Falcon Field (FFC/KFFC), Atlanta, Georgia

This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this writing will be corrected when/if the NTSB preliminary report is released.

https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N55LB

- History of Flight:
On August 13, 2026, at about 1625 local time, a Raytheon Hawker 800XP, N55LB, registered to Pie High LLC, sustained unknown damage following a ground fire event at Atlanta Regional Airport-Falcon Field (FFC/KFFC), Atlanta, Georgia. The two pilots and four passengers were not injured. The flight originated from Harry Reid International Airport (LAS/KLAS), 
Las Vegas, Nevada.

The FAA reported that the jet taxied to the ramp and the post-flight inspection revealed a burning smell due to a light bulb box that was left in the radome which burned and melted electrical wires.

The airplane is still on the ground at Atlanta 5 days later.

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