Gulfstream Corporation 695A accident near San Bernardino, CA

On April 14, 2024, a Gulfstream Corporation 695A (airplane) was involved in an accident near San Bernardino, CA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.

Date

April 14, 2024

Place

San Bernardino, CA

Aircraft

Gulfstream Corporation 695A · Airplane

Injuries

1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor

Damage

Destroyed

Position

34.211°N, 117.342°W

NTSB ID

20240414194082

Official records · WPR24FA124

• Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation

Air traffic control records

• ATC - Attachment 1 - ATC Audio Recordings: Audio recording (WAV), on ntsb.gov
• ATC Services Review: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
• ATC - Attachment 2 - Stars Radar Data: Document (PPB), on ntsb.gov
• ATC - Attachment 3 - Opsvue Track Data: Document (CSV), on ntsb.gov
• ATC - Attachment 4 - FAA Aircraft Accident Package: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov

NTSB summary

HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn April 13, 2024, about 2019 Pacific daylight time, a Gulfstream Corporation 695A airplane, N965BC, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near San Bernardino, California. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot had planned to fly the airplane from Stockton Metro Airport (SCK), Stockton, California, to Chino Airport (CNO), Chino, California, following the completion of recurrent training in the accident airplane earlier that day. The airplane departed SCK about 1903 and climbed to a cruise altitude of flight level 250. The cruise portion of the airplane’s flight remained unremarkable. Review of official audio recordings from Southern California Terminal Radar Approach Control facilities and ADS-B flight track data revealed that, during the descent portion of the flight, about 2011, near the FLAVR waypoint, ATC asked the pilot to confirm that he was on the ZIGGY arrival and the pilot responded in the affirmative; however, the airplane’s autopilot had disengaged in turbulence, and he was course correcting. ATC acknowledged and issued a descent clearance to 12,000 ft msl. About 2012, ATC offered the pilot vectors and the pilot declined; he responded that he was correcting to join at the MAJEK intersection. About 2014, ATC relayed a previously received Pilot Report (PIREP) regarding icing and the accident pilot replied that he was in moderate rime icing conditions. ATC asked if the pilot wanted to descend to a lower altitude and the pilot responded in the a

Probable cause

The pilot’s continued use of the airplane’s autopilot after flight into moderate to severe icing conditions, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack and an aerodynamic stall.

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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.