# Accident 19960531012309A: Gulstm 112TCA, Eureka, NV, May 31, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 1996, 09:28 local time
- Place: Eureka, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8193° N, 116.1892° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8193&lon=-116.1892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4674W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4674W-1997-03-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International 112TCA (registry code 7630307, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-112tca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 112TCA
- Reported engine: LYC TO360C1A6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 50 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA216) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960531012309A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT FROM GRAVEL ROAD. ENGINE TRAILED SMOKE. CRASHED IN ROUGH DESERT. NO ENGINE ANOMALIES FOUND.

## 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 LAX96LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA216), May 31, 1996: Rockwell 112TCA (N4674W), Eureka, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: a loss of engine power for undetermined nonmechanical reasons. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for use during an aborted takeoff.

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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