# Accident 19941005037799A: Gulstm 560, Essex, CA, October 5, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 1994, 12:09 local time
- Place: Essex, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9609° N, 115.3109° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9609&lon=-115.3109&mi=10
- Aircraft: N251VW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N251VW-1995-09-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 560 (registry code 0141402, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-560) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 560
- Reported engine: LYC GO480B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95FA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95FA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941005037799A

## Narrative

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

BROKE UP IN FLIGHT NEAR FL120. THUNDERSTORMS IN AREA. AIRMETS FOR SERVERE TUBULENCE. NO OXYGEN ON BOARD.

## 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 LAX95FA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95FA003), Oct 5, 1994: Aero Commander 560 (N251VW), Essex, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent flight into IMC conditions. Contributing to the accident was a loss of control of the aircraft and exceeding the structural limits of the aircraft. The weather conditions were…

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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