# Accident 20021205035079A: Gulstm 114, Hot Springs, AR, December 5, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 5, 2002, 18:59 local time
- Place: Hot Springs, AR
- Airport: Memorial Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4536° N, 93.1222° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4536&lon=-93.1222&mi=10
- Aircraft: N314M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N314M-2004-11-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International 114 (registry code 7630314, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-114) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 114
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN03FA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03FA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021205035079A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON DECEMBER 5, 2002, AT 1900 LOCAL TIME, A ROCKWELL GA-114, N314M, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT STRUCK A HOUSE ON APPROACH FOR RUNWAY 05 INTO THE HOT SPRINGS, AR AIRPORT AFTER REPORTING ENGINE PROBLEMS. THE AIRCRAFT, FLOWN BY A PRIVATE PILOT, WAS ON A 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT TO LITTLE ROCK, AR. N314M WAS ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN FROM ADDISON, TEXAS TO LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS WITH VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS, WHEN THE PILOT REQUESTED TO LAND AT HOT SPRINGS, ARKANSAS BECAUSE OF ENGINE PROBLEMS. THE PILOT REPORTED HOT SPRINGS IN SIGHT AND WAS CLEARED FOR A VISUAL APPROACH, AT WHICH TIME HE CANCELLED THE IFR FLIGHT PLAN AND SWITCHED TO HOT UNICOM. THE PILOT RECEIVED SERIOUSINJURIES AND THE PASSENGER'S INJURIES WERE FATAL. WHILE THERE WERE NO GROUND INJURIES INVOLVED, THE HOUSE AT^PRIVACY DATA OMI^ SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO SEVERAL ROOMS. THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE.

## 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 DEN03FA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03FA023), Dec 6, 2002: Rockwell Commander 114 (N314M), Hot Springs, AR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the loss of engine power due to the failure of the engine ignition system's single-drive dual-magneto, and the magneto's improper installation by unknown maintenance personnel. Contributing 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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