# Accident 19981213033289A: Gulstm 114ARKWELL, New Smyrnabeach, FL, December 13, 1998 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: December 13, 1998, 14:10 local time - Place: New Smyrnabeach, FL - Airport: New Smyrna Beach Municipal - Damage: Destroyed - Phase of flight: Final Approach - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 29.0207° N, 80.9194° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0207&lon=-80.9194&mi=10 - Aircraft: N5913N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5913N-2001-09-17) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Rockwell International 114A (registry code 7630315, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-114a) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: GULSTM 114ARKWELL - Reported engine: LYC IO540T4B5 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 130 total, 10 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA99LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA044) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981213033289A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. PILOT WAS PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS WHEN THE ACFT ENGINE QUIT ON FINAL APPROACH. (.19) ON DECEMBER 13, 1998, ABOUT 1410 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A ROCKWELL AC 114A, N5913N, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, OPERATING AS A TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT, CRASHED WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO NEW SMYRNA BEACH MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, NEW SMYRNA BEACH, FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PRIVATE-RATED PILOT, A GERMAN CITIZEN, RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES, AND THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE SAME AIRPORT ABOUT 45 MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO A WITNESS, THE AIRPLANE WAS OBSERVED PERFORMING TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS TO RUNWAY 29, WHEN IT APPEARED TO GO LOW ON APPROACH AND COLLIDE WITH BRUSH GROWING OUTSIDE THE AIRPORT BOUNDARY, HIT A ROAD SIGN, AND THEN THE TERRAIN. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST AGAINST THE AIRPORT PERIMETER FENCE AND BURNED. (-23) SEE PTRS # MIA99LA044 (.4) ON DECEMBER 13, 1998, ABOUT 1410 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A ROCKWELL AC 114A, N5913N, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, OPERATING AS A TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT, CRASHED WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO NEW SMYRNA BEACH MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, NEW SMYRNA BEACH, FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PRIVATE-RATED PILOT, A GERMAN CITIZEN AND SOLE OCCUPANT, RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES, AND THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED BY POSTCRASH FIRE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE SAME AIRPORT ABOUT 1 HOUR BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION AND REMEMBERS NOTHING ABOUT THE FLIGHT. DURING AN INTERVIEW WITH THE PILOT ON DECEMBER 15, 1998, HE WAS ABLE TO REMEMBER THAT HE ORDERED THE FUEL TANKS BE TOPPED OFF AT A FIXED-BASE OPERATOR (FBO), ON NEW SMYRNA BEACH MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, THE DAY BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. FUEL RECEIPTS FROM THAT FBO CONFIRMS HE TOOK ON 37.5 GALLONS ON DECEMBER 12, 1998. HE ALSO REMEMBERED GETTING HIS HIGH PERFORMANCE/COMPLEX AIRCRAFT ENDORSEMENT FROM A CFI AT NORTH PERRY AIRPORT BEFORE RENTING THE AIRCRAFT ON DECEMBER 10, 1998. HE DID REMEMBER HIS INTENTION WAS TO PRACTICE INSTRUMENT APPROACHES AT DAY TONA BEACH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO THE FAA INSPECTOR'S STATEMENT, THE PILOT WAS CONDUCTING TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS FOR ABOUT 1 HOUR BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT HAD RENTED THE AIRPLANE FROM THE REGISTERED OWNER, WILLIAM CONROY, FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA, ON DECEMBER 10, 1998, HAD OBTAINED HIS HIGH PERFORMANCE/COMPLEX ENDORSEMENT AND BEGAN A CROSS-COUNTRY, MULTIDAY FLIGHT THAT ORIGINATED FROM NORTH PERRY AIRPORT, HOLLYWOOD, FLORIDA, TO TAMPA INTERNATIONAL, TO ORLANDO'S EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, TO NEW SMYRNA BEACH. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, THE AIRPLANE WAS OBSERVED PERFORMING TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS TO RUNWAY 29, WHEN IT APPEARED TO GO LOW ON APPROACH, COLLIDED WITH SCRUB BRUSH GROWING OUTSIDE THE AIRPORT BOUNDARY, HIT A ROAD SIGN, CARTWHEELED THROUGH THE AIRPORT PERIMETER FENCE, AND CAME TO REST AND BURNED INSIDE THE AIRPORT BOUNDARY. THE ENGINE WAS DEVELOPING POWER BEFORE IMPACT WITH THE BRUSH. ONE WITNESS HEARD TAKEOFF POWER BEING APPLIED SECONDS BEFORE THE CRASH. (-23) SEE NARRATIVE #MIA99LA044 ## 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 MIA99LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA044), Dec 13, 1998: Rockwell 114A (N5913N), New Smyrna Bch, FL, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilots failure to maintain adequate altitude clearance with the terrain during final approach, and the subsequent collision with high vegetation and a road sign. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.