# Incident 19991003039979I: Gulstm GIV, Savannah, GA, October 3, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 1999, 17:30 local time
- Place: Savannah, GA
- Airport: Savannah International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.0835° N, 81.0998° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Savannah, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0835&lon=-81.0998&mi=10
- Aircraft: VPBJD (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM GIV
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,900 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991003039979I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

A BERNUDA REGISTERED G-IV, VP-BJD, HAD A MINTNENACE ACCESS PANEL THAT WAS NOT PROPERLY INSTALLED FALLOFF OF THE AIRCRAFT APPROXIMATELY 3,700 FEET. THE AIRCRAFT WAS 8 MILES SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT.  NO INJURIES RESULTED FROM THEINCIDENT.  THERE WAS ONLY MINOR DAMAGE REPORTED TO HAVE OCCURRED TO THE AIRCRAFT.  GULFSTREAM PERFORMED AN INTERNAL INVESTIGATION INTO THE INCIDENT.  THEY FOUND THAT MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION PERSONNEL OVERLOOKED THE INSTALLATION.  THE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION PERSONNEL RECEIVED WRITTEN REPRIMANDS.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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