Gulfstream G V N90JE

Summary

On 21 March 2018 at about 09:24 local time, a Gulfstream G V registered N90JE, operated by Peyton Holdings LLC, was involved in an accident near Miami, Florida, United States. 8 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 2 had minor injuries. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

21 March 2018 at 09:24

Classification

Accident

Location

Miami, Florida, United States

Coordinates

25.7958, -80.2858

Aircraft

Gulfstream G V

Registration

N90JE

Category

Airplane

Year built

1998

Engines

2

Operator

Peyton Holdings LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Rio de Janeiro → Miami

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

IMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

ERA18LA112

1 person was seriously injured.

The passengers' failure to comply with the fasten seatbelt sign, with resulted in their injury during an inflight turbulence encounter.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

During their descent for arrival, the flight crew of the business jet illuminated the fasten seatbelt sign. They cycled the seatbelt sign again when the airplane began encountering light turbulence. After deviating left of some adverse weather that was displayed on radar, they continued their descent and encountered moderate turbulence and heavy rain, during which the airplane dropped about 500 to 1,000 ft. Despite the flight crew having warned the passengers by cycling the seatbelt sign during their descent from cruise altitude, three of the five passengers were not wearing seatbelts during the turbulence encounter. One of the unbelted passengers was seriously injured, while the other two incurred minor injuries. The flight subsequently landed without further incident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.