Rockwell Gulfstream 690C Jetprop 840 crash, Feb 3, 2014 (4 killed)
Rockwell Gulfstream 690C Jetprop 840 accident on February 3, 2014 near Bellevue, Tennessee, United States with 4 fatalities. Cause: NTSB: The pilot's...
- Date: February 3, 2014
- Aircraft: Rockwell Gulfstream 690C Jetprop 840
- Location: Bellevue, Tennessee, United States
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: NTSB: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed with one engine inoperative, which resulted in a loss of control while on approach. Contributing were airframe ice accumulation and the loss of power in the left engine for reasons that could not be determined.
A Gulfstream Commander 690C Jetprop 840 carrying a private pilot and three passengers from Great Bend, Kansas to Nashville, Tennessee was on a GPS approach in instrument conditions and icing. After passing the initial approach fix it slowed, turned left and descended steeply, striking trees and a field about 9 miles south of John C. Tune Airport. All four aboard were killed and the aircraft was destroyed by impact and fire. The NTSB found the pilot failed to keep airspeed after the left engine lost power for reasons that could not be determined.