1976 — Sep 26, Johnson & Johnson, Gulfstream approach crash (unknown cause), Hot Springs, VA–11

–11 Aircraft Crashes Record Office (Geneva, Switzerland). Arkansas, USA, N500J
–11 Kimura. World Commercial Aircraft Accidents 3rd Ed., 1946-1993, V.1. 4-11-1994, p. 2-70.
–11 NTSB. AAR – Johnson and Johnson,…Gulfstream II…Hot Springs, [VA] Sep 26, 1976. P. 1

Narrative Information

NTSB Synopsis: “ About 1038 e.d.t. on September 26, 1976, a Grumman Gulfstream II, (G-1159), N500J. owned and operated by Johnson & Johnson, Inc., crashed while making an instrument landing system (ILS) approach to the Ingalls Field Airport, Hot Springs, Virginia. The aircraft was destroyed by impact and fire. Three crewmembers and eight passengers were killed in the crash.

“While en route, the flight had requested and received the Hot Springs weather which was indefinite ceiling – 100 feet, sky obscured, visibility – 1/8 mile in fog. About 1033, Nf00J was cleared for the ILS approach to runway 24 at Hot Springs. At 1036, N500J reported out of 5,000 feet, which was the last known transmission from the aircraft.

“The accident site was located abut 750 feet from the threshold of runway 24 and about 500 feet below the runway touchdown zone elevation of 3,766 feet.

“The National Transportation Safety Board could not determine the probable cause of the aircraft’s descent below decision height and impact with terrain 500 feet below the elevation of the runway.” (NTSB. Aircraft Accident Report – Johnson and Johnson, Inc., Grumman Gulfstream II, N500J, Hot Springs, Virginia, September 26, 1976. Washington, DC: NTSB, 9 Feb 1978, p. 1.)

Sources

Kimura, Chris Y. World Commercial Aircraft Accidents 3rd Edition, 1946-1993, Volume 1: Jet and Turboprop Aircrafts. Livermore, CA: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Risk Assessment and Nuclear Engineering Group. 4-11-1994.

National Transportation Safety Board. Aircraft Accident Report – Johnson and Johnson, Inc., Grumman Gulfstream II, N500J, Hot Springs, Virginia, September 26, 1976. Washington, DC: NTSB, 9 Feb 1978. Accessed 4-10-2020 at: https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR7804.pdf