# Accident 19900529017819A: Gulstm 114, Anawalt, WV, May 29, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 1990, 22:53 local time
- Place: Anawalt, WV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3307° N, 81.4391° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3307&lon=-81.4391&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5803N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5803N-1990-12-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International 114 (registry code 7630314, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-114) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 114
- Reported engine: LYC IO540T4B5
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 378 total, 346 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO90FA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90FA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900529017819A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO SIDE OF CLOUD OBSCURED MOUNTAIN AT NIGHT VFR. ONLY 20 MILES BETWEEN AIRPORTS. FOG,RAIN CLOUDS IN AREA.

## 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 BFO90FA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90FA050), May 30, 1990: Rockwell 114 (N5803N), Anawalt, WV, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE ABOVE THE TERRAIN. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS, MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN, AND LOW CEILING.

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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