# Accident 20020603015079A: Gulstm 500B, Dominica, DO, June 3, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 2002, 12:30 local time
- Place: Dominica, DO
- Airport: Dominica/Melville Hall
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: B5VA
- Aircraft: N78336, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78336-2013-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 500-B (registry code 0141106, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 500B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020603015079A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 31, 2002, AT 1315 LOCAL TIME AN ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED NEAR THE VICINITY OF DOMINICA ISLAND (TDPD). THE COMPANY INVOLVED IN THIS ACCIDENT WAS BEVINS AIR SERVICE INC., OPERATING AS A PART 135 AIR TAXI OPERATION. THE PRELIMINARY ACCIDENT REPORT INDICATES THAT THE AIRCRAFT "AC500B" DITCHED INTO THE OCEAN IN THE VICINITY OF DOMINICA. ACCORDING TO THE WEATHER REPORT, DEMONSTRATED THAT VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS DOMINATED THE AREA, AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT IN COMMAND FRANKLIN DAVIS LLOYD, HAS NOT BEEN LOCATED, SUPPOSED TO BE DEAD. THE DECEASED PASSENGER WAS RECOVERED NEAR THE CRASH SCENE, ON JUNE 4, 2002.

## 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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