# Accident 19940806020669A: Gulstm 112, Bullhead City, AZ, August 6, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 1994, 15:45 local time
- Place: Bullhead City, AZ
- Airport: Laughlin/Bullhead Internation
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8603° N, 114.5092° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8603&lon=-114.5092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1018J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1018J-1996-03-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 112 (registry code 0144701, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 112
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1D6
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 12,100 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94FA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94FA309) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940806020669A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE THREW ROD THROUGH ENGINE CASE DUE TO IMPROPER WELD. WRECKAGE INDICATES A STALL.

## 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 LAX94FA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94FA309), Aug 6, 1994: Aero Commander 112 (N1018J), Mohave Valley, AZ, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: Failure of the certified flight instructor to properly judge the flare to avert a hard landing, and the failure of other maintenance personnel to properly repair the engine case halves during engine…

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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