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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Gulstm 695A · Las Vegas, NV · May 5, 2005

Date: May 5, 2005 · 09:00 local
Place: Las Vegas, NV
Airport: North Las Vegas Air Terminal
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N337DR
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX05LA151
Reported as: Gulstm 695A
Reported engine: Garrett TPE33110
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,880 total210 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N337DRRegistration cancelled Aug 27, 2012 · Gulfstream AM Corp Comm Div 695AS/N 15007 · Built 1982 Airframe modelGulfstream AM Corp Comm Div 695A Engine modelAiResearch TPE331 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) This aircraft originally departed the north Las Vegas airport (vgt) enroute for san diego, California, on an FAR part 91 flight. While over the henderson executive airport, the pilot in command experienced a heart attack to the extent of incapacitation. At this point the non-rated right front passenger occupying the co-pilots seat took over on the flight controls. This individual then flew the airplane back to the north Las Vegas airport where he crash landed the airplane several hundred feet short of runway 12R, and while on his third attempt to land.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THIS AIRCRAFT ORIGINALLY DEPARTED THE NORTH LAS VEGAS AIRPORT (VGT) ENROUTE FOR SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, ON AN FAR PART 91 FLIGHT. WHILE OVER THE HENDERSON EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, THE PILOT IN COMMAND EXPERIENCED A HEART ATTACK TO THE EXTENT OF INCAPACITATION. AT THIS POINT THE NON-RATED RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER OCCUPYING THE CO-PILOTS SEAT TOOK OVER ON THE FLIGHT CONTROLS. THIS INDIVIDUAL THEN FLEW THE AIRPLANE BACK TO THE NORTH LAS VEGAS AIRPORT WHERE HE CRASH LANDED THE AIRPLANE SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET SHORT OF RUNWAY 12R, AND WHILE ON HIS THIRD ATTEMPT TO LAND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX05LA151Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportNorth Las Vegas, NVThe incapacitation of the pilot.May 5, 2005 · Substantial damage