Reports indicate that one of the SJ30’s tires blew shortly after takeoff from Fletcher Field in Clarksdale, Mississippi, at 3:04 p.m.
A long-time proponent of the twinjet program, actor Morgan Freeman was not injured when his SyberJet SJ30 ran off the runway Saturday at Mississippi’s Tunica Municipal Airport. Pilot Jimmy Hobson, also uninjured, diverted to the airport “following a reported possible blown tire and hydraulic problem," after takeoff, according to preliminary FAA reports. The aircraft suffered minimal damage. (Photo: Matt Thurber/AIN)
