# Accident 19970422006279A: Gulstm 500B, Kansas City, MO, April 22, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 1997, 03:30 local time
- Place: Kansas City, MO
- Airport: Kansas City Downtown Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MM6A
- Location: 39.0202° N, 94.6701° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0202&lon=-94.6701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4918, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4918-2012-12-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 500-B (registry code 0141106, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 500B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,109 total, 188 in this make and model, 312 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970422006279A

## Narrative

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

FUEL EXHAUSTION ON APPROACH TO MKC. STRUCK POLEO ON FORCED LANDING. FAILED TO HAVE IFR FUEL RESERVE.

## 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 CHI97LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA110), Apr 22, 1997: Gulfstream 500B (N4918), Mission, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate preflight planning which resulted in fuel exhaustion.

## Other reports on N4918 (1)

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

- [Incident 19860414027239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860414027239I), Apr 14, 1986: Gulstm 500B (N4918), Denver, CO, Minor damage. Right main gear dropped off taxiway into dirt. Nose gear struck taxiway edge and bent steering actuator rod.

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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