# Accident 20020217002339A: Gulstm 500S, Exeter, RI, February 17, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 2002, 22:52 local time
- Place: Exeter, RI
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5778° N, 71.5233° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5778&lon=-71.5233&mi=10
- Aircraft: N999N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N999N-2003-02-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International 500-S (registry code 7630410, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-500-s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 500S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC02FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02FA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020217002339A

## Narrative

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

(-23) NARRATIVE ATTACHED IN PTRS FORM. RECORD ID, NE012002B0583. OTHER ADDRESS LISTED IN ISIS UNDER AIRCRAFT REGISTRY MASTER FILE: ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ NTSB PRELIMINARY REPORT NYC2FA060 DATED 02/17/2002 DESCRIBES THE FACTS LEADING UP TO THE TIME THAT THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND AND THE RESULTING ACCIDENT SCENE AND CONSEQUENCES THAT I WITNESSED. THE ABOVE REPORTS AREA ATTACHED TO THIS FORM. OTHER ATTACHMENTS: NE REGION OPERATIONS CENTER REPORT, FAA FORM 8020-9 NTSB, PVD ATCT PRELIMINARY ACCIDENT REPORT, ISIS AIRMAN REPORT, ISIS AIRCRAFT REGISTRY REPORT, AND PVD WEATHER BRIEF FOR 02/17/02 @ 2251Z. REQUEST FOR ATC PACKAGE INCLUDING TRANSCRIPT, NTAP, VOICE COM, AND WX BRIEF. 02/20/02.  (NONE OF THE ABOVE MENTIONED ATTACHMENTS WERE ATTACHED)

## 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 NYC02FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02FA060), Feb 17, 2002: Rockwell 500S (N999N), Exeter, RI, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control after encountering icing conditions while on approach for landing. Factors in this accident were the night light conditions and pilot's failure to select the…

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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