Dassault Falcon 20E, N285TW, and Gulfstream G280, N778MT, ground collision occurred on June 3, 2026, at Addison Airport (ADS/KADS), Addison, Texas

This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed.

https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N285TW

https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N778MT

- History of Flight:
On June 3, 2026, at about 0630 local time, a Dassault Falcon 20E, N285TW, registered to Siera American Corporation and being operated by Ameristar Jet Charter as a Part 135 cargo flight, sustained unknown damage when it rolled backwards and struck a parked and unoccupied Gulfstream G280, N778MT, at Addison Airport (ADS/KADS), Addison, Texas. The two pilots onboard the Falcon were not injured.

The FAA reported: "Aircraft conducting preflight and the parking brake failed and rolled backwards into N778MT which was parked and unoccupied."

ADS-B data shows that the Falcon arrived at KADS at 0551 and came to a stop at the parking space at 0554. The Gulfstream had arrived one day prior at the same parking space.

Figure 1: Gulfstream parking data (June 2)

Figure 2: Falcon parking data (June 3)

Figure 3: Parking area seen in Google Earth