# Accident 20020208002049A: Gulstm GIV, Broomfield, CO, February 8, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 2002, 11:35 local time
- Place: Broomfield, CO
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8894° N, 105.1099° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8894&lon=-105.1099&mi=10
- Aircraft: N434QS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM GIV
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN02LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020208002049A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE 45 MI. NW OF BROOMFIELD (BJC), CO. AT FL 190. FLT. ATTENDANT SUSTAINED BROKEN ANKLE AND WAS HOSPITALIZED LESS THAN 12 HRS.

## 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 DEN02LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA029), Feb 8, 2002: Gulfstream Aerospace G-IV (N434QS), Broomfield, CO, no damage. Probable cause: the flight attendant's failure to fasten his seatbelt when warned of possible turbulence. A contributing factor was the severe 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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