# Accident 19931216047309A: Gulstm 500A, White Mills, PA, December 16, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 16, 1993, 15:15 local time
- Place: White Mills, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5190° N, 75.2192° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5190&lon=-75.2192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9379R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9379R-2013-05-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 500-A (registry code 0141104, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 500A
- Reported engine: CONT O470M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 585 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC94FA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94FA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931216047309A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC94FA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94FA040), Dec 16, 1993: Aero Commander 500A (N9379R), White Mills, PA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: was 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…

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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