# NTSB CEN18WA066: Gulfstream Aerospace LP Gulfstream G150, Kittilä, Finland, January 5, 2018

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: January 5, 2018, 12:00 local (12:00 UTC)
- Place: Kittilä, Finland
- Phase of flight: [Prior to flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/100) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Prior to flight: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal; on the ground: 1 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 96542
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN18WA066
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/96542/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18WA066

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Prior to flight: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,703 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On January 5, 2018, about 1200 coordinated universal time, a Gulfstream G150 airplane, OE-GKA, was involved in a ground accident that fatally injured the pilot when he was struck by the door. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the government of Finland. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the appropriate authorities. Safety Investigation Authority, Finland Ratapihantie 9 FI-00520 Helsinki Finland Website: http://www.turvallisuustutkinta.fi

## Aircraft

- Registration: OE-GKA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Gulfstream Aerospace LP Gulfstream G150 (NO SERIES)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 300
- Engines: ; 
- Damage: No damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Private Airlines Germany GmbH

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.

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