Rockwell Gulfstream 695 Jetprop 980 crash, Mar 24, 2003 (2 killed)
Rockwell Gulfstream 695 Jetprop 980 accident on March 24, 2003 near Ogawa, Kantō, Japan with 2 fatalities. Cause: Entered a spin after airspeed fell...
- Date: March 24, 2003
- Aircraft: Rockwell Gulfstream 695 Jetprop 980
- Location: Ogawa, Kantō, Japan
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Entered a spin after airspeed fell near the stall following abnormal engine oil readings and a power increase on the right engine; recovery from the spin was not achieved. The precise cause could not be fully clarified.
A Rockwell Gulfstream 695 Jetprop 980 operated by Asia Air Survey crashed into woodland at Ogawa, Ibaraki, during a company test flight ahead of an airworthiness inspection. Both the captain and a mechanic were killed and the aircraft was destroyed by fire. Japanese investigators concluded the aircraft entered a spin it could not recover from, after an abnormal engine oil condition led to a low airspeed.