Gulfstream 695A accident near North Las Vegas, NV
On May 5, 2005, a Gulfstream 695A (airplane) was involved in an accident near North Las Vegas, NV. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- May 5, 2005
- Place
- North Las Vegas, NV
- Aircraft
- Gulfstream 695A · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 36.212°N, 115.196°W
- NTSB ID
- 20050510X00588
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On May 5, 2005, at 0914 Pacific daylight time, a Gulfstream 695A, N337DR, collided with terrain several hundred feet short of the approach end of runway 12R at the North Las Vegas Airport, North Las Vegas, Nevada. The pilot owned the airplane and operated it under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The airline transport pilot experienced an incapacitating event during the flight and was the only fatality. One passenger was seriously injured and the other received minor injuries, and the airplane was substantially damaged. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. The flight originated at the North Las Vegas Airport at 0830, with an intended destination of San Diego, California. The passengers stated they departed North Las Vegas Airport about 0830, en route to San Diego. The airplane was level at 9,700 feet with one passenger in the copilot's seat (right seat) and one passenger seated behind the pilot. As they proceeded south of Boulder City, Nevada, the pilot started to cough repeatedly and donned the oxygen mask. He then contacted departure control and told the controller they were returning to North Las Vegas. Shortly after making the turn back to North Las Vegas the pilot collapsed against the control yoke. The passenger in the right seat took the controls and donned the radio headset. The passenger behind the pilot held the pilot back and away from the controls. It took both passengers a few minutes to locate and disconnect the autopilot, and then the passenger in the right seat started flying the airplane. He attem
Probable cause
The incapacitation of the pilot.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
