# Accident 19881209053319A: Gulstm 720RKWELL, Knoxville, TN, December 9, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 9, 1988, 06:00 local time
- Place: Knoxville, TN
- Airport: Mc Ghee Tyson
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7904° N, 83.9700° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7904&lon=-83.9700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N120G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N120G-1989-09-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 720 (registry code 0141802, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-720) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 720RKWELL
- Reported engine: LYC GSO480B1A6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 4,103 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89FA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89FA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881209053319A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ATL89FA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89FA054), Dec 9, 1988: Aero Commander 720 (N120G), Alcoa, TN, destroyed, 2 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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