# Accident 19890126001219A: Gulstm GA7, Spartansburg, PA, January 26, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 26, 1989, 16:23 local time
- Place: Spartansburg, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8205° N, 79.6809° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8205&lon=-79.6809&mi=10
- Aircraft: N115DS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N115DS-1997-03-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gulfstream American GA-7 (registry code 3970107, https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-american-ga-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM GA7
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 1,510 total, 780 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC89FA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89FA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890126001219A

## Narrative

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

OPERATED INTO FORECAST SEVERE ICING CONDITIONS. LOST CONTROL AND DIVED INTO THE GROUND. NOT EQUIPPED FOR ICING.

## 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 NYC89FA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89FA073), Jan 26, 1989: Grumman GA-7 (N115DS), Spartansburg, PA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOTS DECISION TO DISREGARD THE WEATHER FORECAST AND ATTEMPT FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ICING CONDITIONS. AFTER THE WINGS STARTED TO ICE UP, THE PILOT INITIATED A CLIMB BUT COULD NOT MAINTAIN AIRSPEED…

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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