# Accident 19920206001969A: Gulstm 500S, Cleveland, OH, February 6, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 1992, 21:01 local time
- Place: Cleveland, OH
- Airport: Cuyahoga County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5492° N, 81.4795° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5492&lon=-81.4795&mi=10
- Aircraft: N725AC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N725AC-1995-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 500 S (registry code 0141107, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 500S
- Reported engine: LYC IO540E1B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,111 total, 71 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC92FA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92FA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920206001969A

## Narrative

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

WITNESS SAW LEFT ENGINE FIRE ON CLIMBOUT. LOST CONTROL SPUN IN ON DOWNWIND. FOUND LEAKY VALVES. FIRE UNDETERMINED.

## 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 NYC92FA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92FA055), Feb 7, 1992: Aero Commander 500S (N725AC), Richmond Hts., OH, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT SPIN AT TOO LOW AN ALTITUDE TO ALLOW RECOVERY. FACTORS IN THIS ACCIDENT…

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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