# Accident 20140203001199A: Gulfstream Am Corp Comm Div 690C, Nashville, TN, February 3, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 2014, 17:00 local time
- Place: Nashville, TN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0417° N, 86.9383° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0417&lon=-86.9383&mi=10
- Aircraft: N840V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N840V-2018-02-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gulfstream AM Corp Comm Div 690C (registry code 3970404, https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-am-corp-comm-div-690c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULFSTREAM AM CORP COMM DIV 690C
- Reported engine: AIRESEARCH TPE331 SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14FA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14FA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140203001199A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT N840V DEPARTED CONTROLLED FLIGHT AFTER LEVELING OFF BETWEEN THE IAF "FUNJO" AND THE FAF "WOSOR" ON 2ND ATTEMPT AT THE RNAV (GPS) RWY 2 APPROACH JWN. A WITNESS SAW THE AIRCRAFT COME OUT OF THE CLOUD BASE AT ABOUT A 70 DEGREE NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE ROLLING TO THE LEFT. IT CONTACTED THE GROUND INVERTED AT APPROXIMATELY A 70 DEGREE NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. IT WAS FATAL TO ALL FOUR OCCUPANTS.

## 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 ERA14FA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14FA112), Feb 3, 2014: Gulfstream AM Corp Comm Div 690 (N840V), Bellevue, TN, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed with one engine inoperative, which resulted in a loss of control while on approach. Contributing to the accident were airframe ice accumulation due to…

## Other reports on N840V (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19990524030949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990524030949A), May 24, 1999: Gulstm 690C (N840V), Hot Springs, VA, Substantial damage. (.19) On may 24, 1999, about 1055 eastern daylight time, a Gulfstream American 690C, N840V, was substantially damaged as the left main landing gear collapsed…
- [Accident 19980525015619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980525015619A), May 25, 1998: Gulstm 690C (N840V), Jacksonville, FL, Substantial damage. On may 25, 1998, about 2012 eastern daylight time, a Gulfstream commander 690C, N840V, registered to kv oil and gas inc., crashed on landing at the…

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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