# Accident 19951223042339A: Gulstm 112, Carlsbad, NM, December 23, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 1995, 18:05 local time
- Place: Carlsbad, NM
- Airport: Cavern City Air Trml
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Missed Approach IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4007° N, 104.2306° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4007&lon=-104.2306&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1152J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1152J-1999-02-12) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96FA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96FA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951223042339A

## Narrative

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

MISSED APPROACH. BECAME DISORIENTED PRIOR NEXT TRY. REPORTED GLIDE SLOPE FAILED. LIMITED ACTUAL IFR APPROACHES.

## 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 FTW96FA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96FA075), Dec 24, 1995: Aero Commander 112 (N1152J), Carlsbad, NM, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control due to spatial disorientation. Factors were the pilot's lack of total actual instrument weather time and the clouds.

## Other reports on N1152J (1)

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

- [Incident 19790919023949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790919023949I), Sep 19, 1979: Rkwell 112A (N1152J), San Diego, CA. Landing gear had to be extended manually. Worked ok in retraction test. Reservoir may have been overfilled.

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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