# Lexington marks 20th anniversary of Flight 5191 crash **Published:** 2026-08-25T14:34:38Z **Source:** City of Lexington Mayor's Office (press release, emailed to editor@lexingtonky.news) **AI-generated:** yes (claude-haiku-4-5-20251001) **Canonical:** https://feeds.lexingtonky.news/article/lexington-marks-20th-anniversary-of-flight-5191-crash LEXINGTON, Ky. — Mayor Linda Gorton announced that the city will commemorate the 20th anniversary of the [Comair Flight 5191 crash](https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/Pages/DCA06MA064.aspx) with a memorial service at the Arboretum State Botanical Garden on Aug. 27 at 1 p.m., according to [a release from the Mayor's Office](https://www.wkyt.com/2026/08/14/lexington-commemorate-20th-anniversary-flight-5191-crash-with-special-ceremony/). [The flight crashed during takeoff from Blue Grass Airport on August 27, 2006](https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/Pages/DCA06MA064.aspx), killing 49 people. [The flight crew was instructed to take off from runway 22 but instead lined up the airplane on runway 26](https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/Pages/DCA06MA064.aspx), a shorter general aviation runway. [The first officer was the only survivor](https://safetycompass.wordpress.com/2021/08/27/comair-5191-crash-led-to-air-traffic-control-changes/). The service will feature Mayor Gorton, Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman, representatives of family members, Police Chief Lawrence Weathers, Fire Chief Jason Wells, legislators, and City Council members. [The ceremony will be held at the Arboretum, where a 17-foot sculpture depicting 49 ascending doves serves as a permanent memorial](https://www.wkyt.com/2026/08/14/lexington-commemorate-20th-anniversary-flight-5191-crash-with-special-ceremony/). General parking is available in the Arboretum lot. The ceremony will be streamed on the city's YouTube channel within two hours of the service's conclusion. ## Sources - [NTSB Accident Report - Attempted Takeoff From Wrong Runway Comair Flight 5191](https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/Pages/DCA06MA064.aspx) - [WKYT - Lexington to commemorate 20th anniversary of Flight 5191 crash with special ceremony](https://www.wkyt.com/2026/08/14/lexington-commemorate-20th-anniversary-flight-5191-crash-with-special-ceremony/) - [NTSB Safety Compass - Comair 5191 Crash Led to Air Traffic Control Changes](https://safetycompass.wordpress.com/2021/08/27/comair-5191-crash-led-to-air-traffic-control-changes/) --- This article was generated by AI (claude-haiku-4-5-20251001) from a press release emailed to editor@lexingtonky.news by City of Lexington Mayor's Office, enriched with 2 web searches.