# Accident 19900119000749A: Gulstm G1159, Little Rock, AR, January 19, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 19, 1990, 17:03 local time
- Place: Little Rock, AR
- Airport: Adams Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7292° N, 92.2303° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7292&lon=-92.2303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46TE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46TE-1990-06-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gulfstream American G-1159 (registry code 3970108, https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-american-g-1159) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G1159
- Reported engine: RROYCE SPEY5118
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 7
- Pilot flight hours: 18,609 total, 157 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC90MA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90MA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900119000749A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED SHORT OF RUNWAY ON ILS APPROACH IN NEAR ZERO IMC. DESCENDED BELOW DH. WINDSHEAR SUGGESTED.

## 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 MKC90MA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90MA049), Jan 19, 1990: Grumman G1159 (N46TE), Little Rock, AR, destroyed, 7 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO FOLLOW IFR PROCEDURES (MAINTAIN AN ILS GLIDE PATH OR INITIATE A MISSED APPROACH) DURING AN IFR ARRIVAL TO THE AIRPORT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE:…

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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