20021101036079A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Gulstm 500-B · Rayville, LA · November 1, 2002

Date: November 1, 2002 · 11:30 local
Place: Rayville, LA
Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N1HV
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW03FA027
Reported as: Gulstm 500B
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 3

N1HVRegistration cancelled Jun 1, 2011 · Aero Commander 500-BS/N 500B-950-16 · Built 1960 Airframe modelAero Commander 500-B Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

(-23) There were several witnesses that either heard the airplane or saw the airplane for a few seconds before it disappeared from their view. One witness, who is a private pilot, reported seeing the airplane at a low altitude (1,000 feet) doing power off stall maneuvers. He described the first stall maneuver initiation and recovery as "good." The power was reduced, the nose pitched up, followed by an increase of power as the airplane recovered from the maneuver. During the second stall maneuver, the nose rose higher than it did during the first maneuver, the right wing dropped, followed by a steep nose down attitude. The airplane rotated about one and one half revolutions before disappearing behind trees. Prior to ground impact, the witness heard the engines rev up.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THERE WERE SEVERAL WITNESSES THAT EITHER HEARD THE AIRPLANE OR SAW THE AIRPLANE FOR A FEW SECONDS BEFORE IT DISAPPEARED FROM THEIR VIEW. ONE WITNESS, WHO IS A PRIVATE PILOT, REPORTED SEEING THE AIRPLANE AT A LOW ALTITUDE (1,000 FEET) DOING POWER OFF STALL MANEUVERS. HE DESCRIBED THE FIRST STALL MANEUVER INITIATION AND RECOVERY AS "GOOD." THE POWER WAS REDUCED, THE NOSE PITCHED UP, FOLLOWED BY AN INCREASE OF POWER AS THE AIRPLANE RECOVERED FROM THE MANEUVER. DURING THE SECOND STALL MANEUVER, THE NOSE ROSE HIGHER THAN IT DID DURING THE FIRST MANEUVER, THE RIGHT WING DROPPED, FOLLOWED BY A STEEP NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. THE AIRPLANE ROTATED ABOUT ONE AND ONE HALF REVOLUTIONS BEFORE DISAPPEARING BEHIND TREES. PRIOR TO GROUND IMPACT, THE WITNESS HEARD THE ENGINES REV UP.

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 FTW03FA027Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportRayville, LAThe pilot-in-command's failure to maintain adequate airspeed resulting in an inadvertent stall/spin.Nov 1, 2002 · Destroyed

Other reports on N1HV · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19881128063819IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Hemet, CAMisjudged the distance and struck the rudder of a parked aircraft while taxiing to the tiedown area.Nov 28, 1988