# Accident 19831120058129A: Gulstm 500B, Franklin, PA, November 20, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 20, 1983, 18:19 local time
- Place: Franklin, PA
- Airport: Chess Lamberton
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3708° N, 79.3702° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3708&lon=-79.3702&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6226X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6226X-2013-02-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 500-B (registry code 0141106, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 500B
- Reported engine: LYC IO540E1A5
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 5
- Pilot flight hours: 1,527 total, 33 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC84FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831120058129A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT REPORTED ENGINES QUIT DURING RADAR VECTORS TO NEAREST AIRPORT. NO FUEL FOUND IN TANKS AT CRASH SITE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC84FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FA033), Nov 20, 1983: Aero Commander 500B (N6226X), Franklin, PA, destroyed, 6 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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