# Accident 20000719040689A: Gulstm G159, Linneus, ME, July 19, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 2000, 00:31 local time
- Place: Linneus, ME
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
- Location: 46.0387° N, 67.9600° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Linneus, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0387&lon=-67.9600&mi=10
- Aircraft: CGNAK (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G159
- Reported engine: RROYCE DART5298X
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000719040689A

## Narrative

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

(.4) THE AIRPLANE WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT 16,000 FEET, IN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. ABOUT TWO MINUTES AFTER THE CREW CEASED CROSS-FEEDING DUE TO A FUEL IMBALANCE, THE LEFT ENGINE EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER. ABOUT ONE MINUTE LATER, THE CO-PILOT INDICATED TO THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND (PIC) THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS LOSING AIRSPEED, AND ABOUT 15 SECONDS LATER, THE CO-PILOT REMARKED "KEEP IT UP, KEEP IT UP." SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED CONTROLLED FLIGHT AND IMPACTED TERRAIN. THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE AND IMPACT FORCES. EXAMINATION OF THE LEFT ENGINE REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF ANY PRE-IMPACT FAILURES THAT WOULD HAVE ACCOUNTED FOR AN UNCOMMANDED IN-FLIGHT SHUT-DOWN. A SIGMET FOR POTENTIAL SEVERE CLEAR ICING WAS EFFECTIVE FOR AIRPLANE'S FLIGHT PATH; HOWEVER, THE FLIGHT CREW DID NOT REPORT OR DISCUSS ANY WEATHER RELATED PROBLEMS AROUND THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, THE AIRPLANE WAS ABOVE ITS SINGLE-ENGINE SERVICE CEILING. THE PIC HAD ACCUMULATED APPROXIMATELY 6,000 HOURS OF TOTAL FLIGHT EXPERIENCE, OF WHICH, ABOUT 500 HOURS WERE AS PIC IN MAKE AND MODEL. THE CO-PILOT HAD APPROXIMATELY 600 HOURS OF TOTAL FIGHT EXPERIENCE, OF WHICH, 300 HOURS WERE IN MAKE AND MODEL. (-23) CANADIAN CARGO FLIGHT REPORTED TO CENTER COULD NOT MAINTAIN ALTITUDE, THEN ISSUED "MAYDAY" AND CRASHED. AIRPLANE EXPLODED ON IMPACT AND BURNED.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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