Gulfstream Aerospace G-IV incident near Gander, Ca, October 30, 2010
On October 30, 2010 at about 7:34 pm local time, a Gulfstream Aerospace G-IV, registered N45AC, was involved in an incident near Gander (Gander International Airport). It was flown under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). No one was hurt; 6 people were on board or involved. The weather was instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this incident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- October 30, 2010 · about 7:34 pm local time
- Place
- Gander, Ca · Gander International Airport · map
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 6 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility)
- Aircraft
- Gulfstream Aerospace G-IV · all G-IVs on the register
- Registration
- N45AC · no longer on the register · serial 1036
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Flight · charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135)
The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record
On October 30, 2010, about 1934 coordinated universal time (UTC), a Gulfstream Aerospace G-IV, N45AC, owned by Ashton Aviation LLC and operated by Crystal Air Aviation, incurred no damage during a downwind landing overrun on runway 3 (10,200 feet by 200 feet wet asphalt) at the Gander International Airport (CYQX), near Gander, Newfoundland, Canada. The three certificated airline transport pilots, one flight attendant, and two passengers reported no injuries. The non-scheduled international passenger flight was conducted under the provision of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 135. Instrument meteorological conditions to marginal visual meteorological conditions prevailed about the time of the incident and the flight was on an activated instrument flight rules flight plan. The flight departed from the Netherlands and was destined for CYQX as fuel stopover while en-route to Palm Beach International Airport, near West Palm Beach, Florida. The investigation of this incident is under the jurisdiction of the Transportation Safety Board of Canada. Further information pertaining to this incident can be obtained from: Transportation Safety Board of Canada Place du Centre 200 Promenade du Portage, 4th Floor Gatineau, Québec, Canada J8X 4B7 This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Government of Canada.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land, none, APLN, none
- Medical certificate: class 1
- Injury: no injuries
Co-pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land, ASE, IAIR, APLN, none
- Medical certificate: class 1
- Injury: no injuries
Other crew
- Ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land, none, APLN, helicopter
- Medical certificate: class 1
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Seats: 22
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine 1: Rolls-Royc TAY 611SER (turbofan); 0 hours total
- Engine 2: Rolls-Royc TAY 611SER (turbofan); 0 hours total
- Operator: Crystal Air Aviation
- Operating certificate: in the vicinity
The flight
- Destination: CYQX Gander
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 03, 10,200 ft by 200 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Wind: from 240° at 13 knots, gusting 18
- Visibility: 12 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 1,300 ft; a few clouds at 200 ft
- Temperature: 45°C, dew point 0°C
- Observation at 7:38 pm from CYQX
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabi | 1 | |||
| Flig | 3 | |||
| Passengers | 2 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number CEN11WA081.