# Accident 19940519011739A: Gulstm 500A, Livermore, CA, May 19, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1994, 17:54 local time
- Place: Livermore, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6808° N, 121.7503° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6808&lon=-121.7503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N601MK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N601MK-2013-06-04) (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 IO470M
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 23,700 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA94FA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94FA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940519011739A

## Narrative

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

IDLE FOR TWO YRS. FUEL LEAKING INTO WINGS. OBSERVED GOIND DOWN SMOKE AND FLAMES. FUEL CAUGHT FIRE.

## 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 SEA94FA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94FA121), May 20, 1994: Aero Commander 500A (N601MK), Livermore, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: A FUEL SYSTEM LEAK, INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT BY THE PILOT (PIC), AND BY THE NON-FLYING PILOT/PASSENGER INTENTIONALLY ALLOWING OPERATION OF THE AIRCRAFT WITH A KNOWN DEFICIENCY (FUEL LEAK). A FACTOR…

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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