# Accident 20000906013689A: Gulstm GIV, Sheridan, WY, September 6, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 2000, 14:40 local time
- Place: Sheridan, WY
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.7896° N, 106.9491° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7896&lon=-106.9491&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1625, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1625) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gulfstream Aerospace G-IV (registry code 3980115, https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-aerospace-g-iv) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce TAY-611SER (registry code 54561, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-tay-611ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM GIV
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN00LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA165) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000906013689A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DESCENDING OUT OF FL260, HIT TURBULANCE, THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT/MECHANIC SUFFERED A BROKEN ANKLE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN00LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA165), Sep 6, 2000: Gulfstream G-IV (N1625), Sheridan, WY, no damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadvertent flight into unforecasted turbulent weather conditions. A contributing factor was the turbulence.

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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