# Accident 19840331065249A: Gulstm 500B, Miles City, MT, March 31, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1984, 02:03 local time
- Place: Miles City, MT
- Airport: Frank Wiley
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 46.2202° N, 105.5997° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2202&lon=-105.5997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N743W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N743W-2012-10-19) (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 IO540B1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,750 total, 394 in this make and model, 199 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN84FA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84FA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840331065249A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO THE GROUND DURING A VOR APPROACH IN A HEAVY SNOW SHOWER. FAILED TO ADHERE TO MINIMUM DESCENT ALTITUDE.

## 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 DEN84FA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84FA121), Mar 31, 1984: Aero Commander 500-B (N743W), Miles City, MT, destroyed

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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