# Accident 19910119000749A: Gulstm 114, Bessemer, AL, January 19, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 19, 1991, 18:15 local time
- Place: Bessemer, AL
- Airport: Bessemer Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3698° N, 86.9605° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3698&lon=-86.9605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4827W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4827W-2013-08-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International 114 (registry code 7630314, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-114) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 114
- Reported engine: LYC IO540L1A5
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 3,600 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL91FA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91FA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910119000749A

## Narrative

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

DESCENDED BELOW MDA ON VOR APPROACH. COLLIDED WITH TREES IN VALLEY 200 FEET BELOW AIRPORT LEVEL. WX BELOW MINIMUMS.

## 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 ATL91FA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91FA040), Jan 20, 1991: Rockwell 114 (N4827W), Bessemer, AL, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO FOLLOW INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES (IFR) AND MAINTAIN THE MINIMUM DESCENT ALTITUDE (MDA) DURING THE VOR APPROACH. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS AND THE ADVERSE…

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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