19991222043139A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Gulstm 500 · Georgetown, SC · December 22, 1999

Date: December 22, 1999 · 15:25 local
Place: Georgetown, SC
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N6261B
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA00FA058
Reported as: Gulstm 500
Reported engine: Lycoming O540A2B
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Pilot’s flight hours: 564 total69 in this make and model116 in the last 90 days

N6261BRegistration cancelled Aug 20, 2013 · Aero Commander 500S/N 688-34 · Built 1958 Airframe modelAero Commander 500 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(.4)The noninstrument-rated pilot attempted VFR flight into known instrument flight conditions after being briefed by an FAA automated flight service station that VFR flight was not recommended. The pilot encountered instrument flight conditions while maneuvering on initial takeoff climb, experienced an in-flight loss of control (stall/spin) due to failure to maintain airspeed, and subsequent in-flight collision with trees and terrain. (-23) the pilot departed a non-controlled airport in IFR conditions and impacted the ground approximately two miles west of the airport.

As the FAA filed it

(.4)THE NONINSTRUMENT-RATED PILOT ATTEMPTED VFR FLIGHT INTO KNOWN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT CONDITIONS AFTER BEING BRIEFED BY AN FAA AUTOMATED FLIGHT SERVICE STATION THAT VFR FLIGHT WAS NOT RECOMMENDED. THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED INSTRUMENT FLIGHT CONDITIONS WHILE MANEUVERING ON INITIAL TAKEOFF CLIMB, EXPERIENCED AN IN-FLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL (STALL/SPIN) DUE TO FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED, AND SUBSEQUENT IN-FLIGHT COLLISION WITH TREES AND TERRAIN. (-23) THE PILOT DEPARTED A NON-CONTROLLED AIRPORT IN IFR CONDITIONS AND IMPACTED THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY TWO MILES WEST OF THE AIRPORT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA00FA058Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportGeorgetown, SCThe noninstrument-rated pilot's improper decision to attempt VFR flight into known instrument flight conditions, willful disregard of FAA Automated Flight Service Station weather forecast/weather observations, failure to maintain airspeed (VSO) while…Dec 22, 1999 · Destroyed