# Accident 19930111000939A: Gulstm 500B, Hays, KS, January 11, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 11, 1993, 19:55 local time
- Place: Hays, KS
- Airport: Hays Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ZJWA
- Location: 38.8422° N, 99.2732° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HAYS RGNL (HYS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8422&lon=-99.2732&mi=10
- Aircraft: N712AC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N712AC-2000-03-20) (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: 2,200 total, 800 in this make and model, 145 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930111000939A

## Narrative

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

BRIEFING FOR SEVERE ICING AND FREEZING RAIN EN ROUTE BELOW 4000FT. ICED UP DESCENDING. MISSED APPROACH. IMPACTED.

## 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 CHI93LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA070), Jan 12, 1993: Aero Commander 500-B (N712AC), Susank, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER AND THE OWNER'S REPRESENTATION THAT THE AIRPLANE MET THE REQUIREMENTS FOR FLIGHT INTO ICING CONDITIONS. THE WEATHER AND AIRFRAME ICE WERE FACTORS IN…

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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