# Accident 19880916044799A: Gulstm 500B, Hays, KS, September 16, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1988, 07:00 local time
- Place: Hays, KS
- Airport: Hays Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ZJWA
- Location: 38.8691° N, 99.3110° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8691&lon=-99.3110&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1189Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1189Z-1989-08-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 500-B (registry code 0141106, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 500B
- Reported engine: LYC IO540E1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,967 total, 2,328 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC88FA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88FA173) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880916044799A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE START RIGHT ENGINE. APPEARS VAPOR LOCKED. TRIED TO TAKE OFF ON ONE ENGINE. VEERED OFF RUNWAY THROUGH A FENCE

## 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 MKC88FA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88FA173), Sep 16, 1988: Aero Commander 500B (N1189Z), Hays, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: OPERATION ATTEMPTED WITH KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT, AND FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS: THE PILOT'S USE OF AN IMPROPER STARTING PROCEDURE & THE…

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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