Gulfstream 695A accident near North Las Vegas, Nevada, May 5, 2005
On May 5, 2005 at about 4:14 pm local time, a Gulfstream 695A, registered N337DR, was substantially damaged in an accident near North Las Vegas, Nevada (North Las Vegas airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was killed, 1 person was seriously injured and 1 person had minor injuries. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The incapacitation of the pilot.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- May 5, 2005 · about 4:14 pm local time
- Place
- North Las Vegas, Nevada · North Las Vegas · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was killed, 1 person was seriously injured and 1 person had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Gulfstream 695A · all 695As on the register
- Registration
- N337DR · no longer on the register · serial 15007
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The passenger flying the airplane made a hard landing after the pilot had experienced an incapacitating cardiac event. Shortly after takeoff the pilot turned the plane around to return to the departure airport. He started coughing and then went unconscious. The passenger in the right seat, who had no piloting experience, took control of the airplane and made several landing attempts. During the fourth landing attempt he stalled the airplane at a low altitude. The airplane impacted terrain, landing flat on its belly a few hundred feet short of the runway. The autopsy report attributed the pilot's cause of death to arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease.
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; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 1,880 hours in all; 1,695 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: October 1, 2003
- Medical certificate: Class 1
- Seat: left
- Injury: fatal
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 5,026.6 hours
- Last inspection: continuous airworthiness programme, February 1, 2005; 42.7 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 11,200 lb
- Seats: 9
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine 1: Garrett-Airesearch TPE-331-10 (turboprop); 0 hours total
- Engine 2: Garrett-Airesearch TPE-331-10 (turboprop); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: KVGT North Las Vegas NV at 3:30 pm
- Destination: San Diego CA
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 12, 5,000 ft by 75 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 230° at 10 knots, gusting 14
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: a few clouds at 11,000 ft
- Temperature: 73°F (23°C), dew point 36°F (2°C)
- Altimeter: 29.80 inHg
- Observation at 4:19 pm from KVGT
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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