# Accident 19910714027129A: Gulstm 500S, Kahului, HI, July 14, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1991, 19:20 local time
- Place: Kahului, HI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 20.8703° N, 156.4503° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=20.8703&lon=-156.4503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N260AC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N260AC-2017-04-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International 500-S (registry code 7630410, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-500-s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 500S
- Reported engine: LYC IO540E1B5
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 871 total, 50 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA313) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910714027129A

## Narrative

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

BOTH ENGINES QUIT. DITCHED IN OCEAN NEAR SHORE. POSSIBLY NOT REFUELED PROPERLY LAST REFUELING.

## 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 LAX91LA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA313), Jul 15, 1991: Rockwell 500S (N260AC), Kahului, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT AFTER REFUELING. THE FAILURE OF THE AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURER TO PUBLISH THE REFUELING INSTRUCTIONS IN THE OPERATOR'S MANUAL, THE INADEQUATE…

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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