Gulfstream 500-S N8139P
17 September 1985 · Cloquet, Minnesota, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 17 September 1985 at about 03:05 local time, a Gulfstream 500-S registered N8139P was involved in an accident near Cloquet, Minnesota, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 03:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cloquet, Minnesota, United States
- Coordinates
- 46.7191, -92.4897
- Aircraft
- Gulfstream 500-S
- Registration
- N8139P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Brainerd → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- CHI85FA379
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT EXPECTED THE WEATHER TO BE BELOW MINIMUMS BUT FLEW THE APPROACH ANYWAY. HE DID NOT HAVE A SECOND PILOT ON BOARD PER COMPANY RULES. THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH TREES ABOUT 3 MILES FROM THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 17.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Gulfstream 500 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Feb 1986 | Gulfstream 500S | Opa Locka, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Mar 1984 | Gulfstream 500 COMMANDER | Los Lunas, New Mexico, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 Jan 1988 | Gulfstream 500B | Pierceville, Kansas, United States | Central Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Apr 1997 | Gulfstream 500B | Mission, Kansas, United States | M and M Aviation | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Nov 1985 | Piper PA-28-161 | Duluth, Minnesota, United States | Thunderbird Aviation | Fatal | 3 |
| 8 Dec 1985 | Learjet 35A | Rochester, Minnesota, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 28 Jan 1985 | Stinson 108-1 | Alexandria, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Feb 1985 | Beechcraft 58 | Hibbing, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1985 | Bellanca 17-30A | Marshall, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1985 | Champion 7EC | Lake Elmo, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |