# Accident 19970708017099A: Gulstm 500B, Addison, TX, July 8, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 1997, 03:03 local time
- Place: Addison, TX
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MM6A
- Location: 32.9310° N, 96.8394° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9310&lon=-96.8394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N802TC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N802TC-2003-11-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 500-B (registry code 0141106, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 500B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA258) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970708017099A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF AND CRASHED INTO A HOUSE. (-23) ON JULY 8, 1997 AT 303 CDT, AN AERO COMMANDER 500B, N802TC, OPERATED BY M&M AVIATION AS A TITLE 14 CFR PART 135 CARGO FLIGHT WAS DESTROYED DURING A FORCED LANDING, FOLLOWING A LOSS OF POWER NEAR DALLAS, TEXAS. DARK NIGHT VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE FLIGHT HAD ORIGINATED FROM DALLAS LOVE FIELD ABOUT 12 MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. THE COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT WAS IN THE RIGHT SEAT WITH A RATED PILOT PASSENGER IN THE LEFT SEAT. THE PILOT REQUESTED A DOWN WIND DEPARTURE ON RUNWAY 31R AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO CLIMB TO 2,000 FEET AND CONTACT DEPARTURE CONTROL. RADAR CONTACT WAS LOST WITH THE AIRPLANE 1.5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ADDISON, TEXAS AT AN ALTITUDE OF 800 FEET MSL. A WITNESS REPORTED THAT HE HEARD ONE ENGINE CUTTING OUT. AN EXAMINATION OF THE ACCIDENT SITE REVEALED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD STRUCK TWO SETS OF POWER LINES, STRUCK THE ROOF OF ONE HOUSE, THEN STRUCK ANOTHER HOUSE WHICH WAS DEMOLISHED, THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN A ROW OF TREES THE PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED, THE PASSENGER HAD MINOR INJURIES, WITH NO INJURIES TO THE TWO OCCUPANTS OF THE HOUSE.

## 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 FTW97LA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA258), Jul 8, 1997: Aero Commander 500-B (N802TC), Dallas, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot-in-command's failure to follow emergency procedures to reduce drag and maintain best climb airspeed. Factors were the partial loss of engine power due to the cracks in the #1 and #4…

## Other reports on N802TC (2)

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

- [Incident 19801024075939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801024075939I), Oct 24, 1980: Rkwell 500B (N802TC), Helena, MT, Minor damage. Zn left main gear tire blew out when pilot applied hard braking.
- [Incident 19780918019599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780918019599I), Sep 18, 1978: Rkwell 500B (N802TC), Billings, MT, Minor damage. Pilot failed to extend gear for landing.

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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