Gulfstream Aerospace LP Gulfstream G150 accident near Kittilä, Fi, January 5, 2018
On January 5, 2018 at about 12:00 pm local time, a Gulfstream Aerospace LP Gulfstream G150, registered OEGKA, was involved in an accident during prior to flight near Kittilä. It was flown under non-U.S. commercial rules. The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- January 5, 2018 · about 12:00 pm local time
- Place
- Kittilä, Finland
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- Gulfstream Aerospace LP Gulfstream G150 NO SERIES
- Registration
- OEGKA · no longer on the register · serial 300
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Flight · non-U.S. commercial rules
The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record
On January 5, 2018, about 1200 coordinated universal time, a Gulfstream G150 airplane, OE-GKA, was involved in a ground accident that fatally injured the pilot when he was struck by the door. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the government of Finland. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the appropriate authorities. Safety Investigation Authority, Finland Ratapihantie 9 FI-00520 Helsinki Finland Website: http://www.turvallisuustutkinta.fi
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
What happened, in order
- Unknown or undetermined during prior to flight defining event
The aircraft
- Maximum gross weight: 26,100 lb
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine 1:; 0 hours total
- Engine 2:; 0 hours total
- Operator: Private Airlines Germany Gmbh
Weather at the time
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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