Dassault Aviation Falcon 2000 accident near Stilesville, Indiana, April 14, 2006
On April 14, 2006 at about 10:30 pm local time, a Dassault Aviation Falcon 2000, registered N722JB, was substantially damaged in an accident near Stilesville, Indiana. It was an executive or corporate flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The separation of the left engine cowling during cruise flight for undetermined reasons.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- April 14, 2006 · about 10:30 pm local time
- Place
- Stilesville, Indiana · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Dassault Aviation Falcon 2000 · all Falcon 2000s on the register
- Registration
- N722JB · registry record · serial 13
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Executive or corporate flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The left engine cowling separated during cruise flight and struck the horizontal stabilizer. The cowling was not recovered. The cowling also damaged the left engine primary fuel line which was crushed to approximately half of its diameter.
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
- Certificate: airline transport pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; multi-engine sea; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: helicopter; instructor: instrument airplane; instructor: instrument helicopter; instrument: airplane; instrument: helicopter; rotorcraft: helicopter
- Flight time: 20,000 hours in all; 2,700 in this make and model; 17,000 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: April 1, 2006
- Medical certificate: Class 1
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
Crew member
- Last flight review: April 1, 2006
- Seat: rgt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,350 hours
- Last inspection: type not recorded, April 1, 2006
- Maximum gross weight: 36,500 lb
- Seats: 12
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Cfe Company CFE 738-1-1B (turbofan); 0 hours total
- Operator: Clos De Berry Leasing LTD
The flight
- Departed from: SPI Springfield IL at 10:00 pm
- Destination: DAY Dayton OH
- Flight plan: IFR
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 230° at 16 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 7,000 ft; scat at 4,800 ft
- Temperature: 61°F (16°C), dew point 68°F (20°C)
- Altimeter: 29.59 inHg
- Observation at 10:55 pm from IND
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 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 CHI06LA112.