19881209053319A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Gulstm 720RKWELL · Knoxville, TN · December 9, 1988

Date
December 9, 1988 · 06:00 local
Place
Knoxville, TN
Airport
Mc Ghee Tyson
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N120G
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL89FA054
Reported as
Gulstm 720RKWELL
Reported engine
Lycoming GSO480B1A6
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
4,103 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Reported ice. Erratic approach low level alert. Crashed on missed approach. Drug test positive.

As the FAA filed it

REPORTED ICE. ERRATIC APPROACH LOW LEVEL ALERT. CRASHED ON MISSED APPROACH. DRUG TEST POSITIVE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.