Gulfstream Aerospace G V accident near Miami, Florida, March 21, 2018
On March 21, 2018 at about 9:24 am local time, a 1998 Gulfstream Aerospace G V, registered N90JE, was involved in an accident during enroute (descent) near Miami, Florida. It was a business flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was seriously injured and 2 people had minor injuries; 5 others were unhurt. The weather was instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The passengers' failure to comply with the fasten seatbelt sign, with resulted in their injury during an inflight turbulence encounter.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- March 21, 2018 · about 9:24 am local time
- Place
- Miami, Florida · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was seriously injured and 2 people had minor injuries; 5 others were unhurt.
- Weather
- instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility)
- Aircraft
- Gulfstream Aerospace G V UNDESIGNAT, built 1998 · all G Vs on the register
- Registration
- N90JE · registry record · serial 552
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Business flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
During their descent for arrival, the flight crew of the business jet illuminated the fasten seatbelt sign. They cycled the seatbelt sign again when the airplane began encountering light turbulence. After deviating left of some adverse weather that was displayed on radar, they continued their descent and encountered moderate turbulence and heavy rain, during which the airplane dropped about 500 to 1,000 ft. Despite the flight crew having warned the passengers by cycling the seatbelt sign during their descent from cruise altitude, three of the five passengers were not wearing seatbelts during the turbulence encounter. One of the unbelted passengers was seriously injured, while the other two incurred minor injuries. The flight subsequently landed without further incident.
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
- Turbulence encounter during enroute (descent) defining event
The NTSB's findings
- cause Personnel issues › Action/decision › Action › Lack of action › Passenger
- cause Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena › Turbulence › (general) › Effect on personnel
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 5,800 hours in all
- Medical certificate: Unknown
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
Co-pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 5,300 hours in all
- Last flight review: February 5, 2018
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (without waivers/limitations)
- Seat: rgt
- Injury: no injuries
Cabin Crew
- Seat: unk
- Injury: no injuries
Passenger
- Seat: rgt
- Injury: serious injuries
Passenger
- Seat: rgt
- Injury: minor injuries
The aircraft
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded
- Maximum gross weight: 91,500 lb
- Seats: 17
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine 1: Bmw Rolls BR700-710A110 (turbofan); 7,710 hours total
- Engine 2: Bmw Rolls BR700-710A110 (turbofan); 7,710 hours total
- Operator: Peyton Holdings LLC
The flight
- Departed from: SBGL Rio De Janeiro at 3:50 pm
- Destination: Miami FL
- Flight plan: IFR
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: night
- Wind: from 290° at 9 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 7,000 ft; scat at 4,000 ft
- Temperature: 72°F (22°C), dew point 66°F (19°C)
- Altimeter: 29.87 inHg
- Observation at 8:53 am from KMIA, 2 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabi | 1 | |||
| Flig | 2 | |||
| Passengers | 1 | 2 | 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 ERA18LA112.