# Accident 19940923030619A: Gulstm 500S, Heimaey Island, IC, September 23, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 1994
- Place: Heimaey Island, IC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Aircraft: N9082N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9082N-2013-04-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 500 S (registry code 0141107, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 500S
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA94WA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA94WA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940923030619A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT HIT IN AN INVERTED POSITION. (.19) ON SEPTEMBER 23, 1994, AT 2102 GREENWICH MEAN TIME (GMT), N9082N, A ROCKWELL COMMANDER 500S, OPERATED BY EAGLE AIR INTERNATIONAL, CRASHED 100 METERS OFF THE EAST COAST OF THE ISLAND HEIMAEY OF THE WESTMAN ISLES, ICELAND.  THE PILOT IS MISSING AND PRESUMED TO BE FATALLY INJURED, AND THE PASSENGER RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES.  THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED.  ACCORDING TO THE CIVIL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION IN REYKJAVIK, ICELAND, THE AIRPLANE STRUCK IN AN INVERTED POSITION, AND WAS LOCATED IN THE OCEAN AT A DEPTH OF 6 METERS.

## 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 DCA94WA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA94WA077), Sep 23, 1994: Aero Commander 500S (N9082N), Westman Isles, Iceland, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N9082N (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19791114055979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791114055979I), Nov 14, 1979: Rkwell 500S (N9082N), Rocky Mount, NC, Minor damage. During landing roll, right main gear collapsed. Found landing gear cylinder assembly PN710019502 leak at "o" ring.

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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