# Accident 19851125058059A: Gulstm 500S, Des Moines, IA, November 25, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 1985, 17:42 local time
- Place: Des Moines, IA
- Airport: Des Moines International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5295° N, 93.6593° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5295&lon=-93.6593&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81589 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 500S
- Reported engine: LYC IO540E1B5
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 7
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC86MA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86MA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851125058059A

## Narrative

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

ON ILS DEVIATED 90 DEGREES OFF LOC. FLEW THRU TREE TOPS IN CITY. HIT WIRES AND TREE. WAKE TURBULENCE BEHIND PLANE.

## 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 MKC86MA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86MA031), Nov 25, 1985: Rockwell 500-S (N81589), Des Moines, IA, destroyed, 7 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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