# Accident 20000330013039A: Gulstm 114, Hanford, CA, March 30, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 2000, 12:02 local time
- Place: Hanford, CA
- Airport: Hanford Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2708° N, 119.6295° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2708&lon=-119.6295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N516CA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N516CA-2000-12-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International 114 (registry code 7630314, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-114) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 114
- Reported engine: LYC IO540T4A5
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX00FA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00FA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000330013039A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 30, 2000 AT APPROX 12:00 PM. A/C N516CA, A ROCKWELL 114 DEPARTED RWY 32 FROM THE HARTFORD MUNI AIRPORT LOCATED IN HANFORD, CA AND APPARENTLY DID NOT ACHIEVE AN ALTITUDE HIGHER THAN 60 FEET. THE A/C IMPACTED A TELEPHONE POLE THAT TORN A LARGE SECTIONAL PIECE FROM THE RIGHT WING THAT INCLUDED THE AILERON ASSEMBLY AND RUPTURING THAT WINGS FUEL TANK. THE A/C LEFT MAINLANDING GEAR AND NOSE AREAS CONTACTED THE PAVEMENT SEVERING THE GEAR AND TIRE ASSEMBLY WITH EVIDENCE OF PROPELLOR STRIKES AND SCORCHING FIRE IMPRESSIONS. FURTHER DEBRIS WAS SCATTERED FROM THE WRECKAGE AS THE FINAL FACING POSITION OF THE A/C WAS APPROX. 200 DEGREES. THE A/C CONTINUED TO BURN CAUSING EXPLOSIONS AND INTENSE HEAT DESTROYING INSTRUMENTS, CONTROL LEVELS AND SWITCH POSITIONS.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               (.4)AFTER TAKEOFF, THE AIRPLANE DID NOT CLIMB AND COLLIDED WITH A UTILITY POLE NEAR THE END OF THE RUNWAY. IT THEN CRASHED ONTO A CITY STREET, AND CAUGHT FIRE AFTER IMPACTING THE PAVEMENT. THE AIRPORT MANAGER OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE ON ITS TAKEOFF ROLL. HE NOTED THAT THE ENGINE HAD NORMAL SOUNDS, AND THAT THE ENTIRE RUNWAY WAS USED FOR THE TAKEOFF ROLL. AT THE ACCIDENT SITE, THE FLAPS WERE FOUND IN THE POSITION SPECIFIED BY THE TAKEOFF CHECKLIST IN THE PILOT'S OPERATING HANDBOOK (POH). THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED, INDICATING IT WAS NOT RETRACTED FOLLOWING LIFTOFF. THE DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER FOUND DURING THE POSTACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE WAS INDICATIVE OF OPERATION AT HIGH RPM. USING THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE GROSS WEIGHT OF THE AIRPLANE, SEA LEVEL PRESSURE, AND 20 DEGREES CENTIGRADE TEMPERATURE, THE NORMAL TAKEOFF DISTANCE CHART (10 DEGREES FLAP EXTENSION) IN THE POH INDICATED THAT THE AIRPLANE WOULD REQUIRE 2,100 FEET TO TAKEOFF AND CLIMB TO A 50-FOOT HEIGHT. THE RUNWAY USED DURING THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT WAS 3,962 FEET LONG. EXAMINATION OF THE THERMALLY DESTROYED WRECKAGE FAILED TO REVEAL A REASON FOR THE LACK OF EXPECTED AIRPLANE PERFORMANCE.

## 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 LAX00FA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00FA144), Mar 30, 2000: Commander 114 (N516CA), Hanford, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: undetermined. The pilot's failure to reject the takeoff and his failure to retract the landing gear following liftoff were factors.

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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