19931216047309A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Gulstm 500-A · White Mills, PA · December 16, 1993

Date: December 16, 1993 · 15:15 local
Place: White Mills, PA
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N9379R
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC94FA040
Reported as: Gulstm 500A
Reported engine: Continental O470M
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Pilot’s flight hours: 585 total

N9379RRegistration cancelled May 22, 2013 · Aero Commander 500-AS/N 500A-897-6 · Built 1960 Airframe modelAero Commander 500-A Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Rolled the normal catagory aircraft low altitude. Exceeded loads. Came apart. Was warned no aerobatics in type.

As the FAA filed it

ROLLED THE NORMAL CATAGORY AIRCRAFT LOW ALTITUDE. EXCEEDED LOADS. CAME APART. WAS WARNED NO AEROBATICS IN TYPE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB NYC94FA040Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportWhite Mills, PAwas the fracture and separation of the airplane wing, and the subsequent loss of control and collision with trees, as a result of the pilot's repeated performance of acrobatic maneuvers, which exceeded the design limits of the airplane.Dec 16, 1993 · Destroyed