Incident Overview
Date: Monday 17 June 1991
Aircraft Type: Grumman G-1159 Gulfstream II
Owner/operator: Castor Trading
Registration Number: N204RC
Location: 9,3 km W of Charallave-?scar Machado Zuloaga Airport –
ÿ Venezuela
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: Glide SlopeGlide Slope
Category: Accident
A Grumman G-1159 Gulfstream II jet crashed on a hillside near Caracas, Venezuela, due to a malfunctioning glide slope on runway 10. The captain initiated an unapproved localizer/DME approach, resulting in improvised letdown altitude instructions for the co-pilot. The aircraft’s glide slope was deemed unserviceable.A Grumman G-1159 Gulfstream II jet crashed on a hillside near Caracas, Venezuela, due to a malfunctioning glide slope on runway 10. The captain initiated an unapproved localizer/DME approach, resulting in improvised letdown altitude instructions for the co-pilot. The aircraft’s glide slope was deemed unserviceable.
Description
The Grumman G-1159 Gulfstream II jet was destroyed when it impacted the side of a hill at an elevation of 2500 feet near Caracas, Venezuela. The aircraft operated on a repositioning flight from Caracas’ international airport to the general aviation airport to the south of the city. It is reported that the glideslope for runway 10 was unserviceable and that the captain then decided to carry out an unapproved localizer/DME approach. The captain is then said to have improvised letdown altitude instructions for the co-pilot who was pilot flying.
Primary Cause
Malfunctioning glide slope on runway 10Malfunctioning glide slope on runway 10Share on:
