# Accident 19921123047649A: Gulstm 500B, Mccook, NE, November 23, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 23, 1992, 19:50 local time
- Place: Mccook, NE
- Airport: Mccook Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ZJWA
- Location: 40.1999° N, 100.6193° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1999&lon=-100.6193&mi=10
- Aircraft: N777CM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N777CM-1994-04-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 500-B (registry code 0141106, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 500B
- Reported engine: LYC IO540E1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,010 total, 760 in this make and model, 235 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921123047649A

## Narrative

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

ACCUMULATED HEAVY ICING. DIVERTED. STALLED TURNING BASE. RECOVERED BUT UNABLE MAKE RUNWAY. FORECAST FREEZING RAIN.

## 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 CHI93LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA041), Nov 24, 1992: Aero Commander 500-B (N777CM), Mccook, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER DECISION TO DEPART IN KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE ICING CONDITIONS AND STRUCTURAL ICE WERE FACTORS.

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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