# Accident 20030327009139A: Gulstm 690B, Homerville, GA, March 27, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 2003, 01:13 local time
- Place: Homerville, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.1056° N, 82.9472° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1056&lon=-82.9472&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53LG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53LG-2003-10-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International 690B (registry code 7630516, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-690b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331-5-252M (registry code 01522, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-5-252m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 690B
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE33110T
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 3,700 total, 40 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL03FA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03FA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030327009139A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 27, 2003, AT 01:13 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A TURBO TWIN COMMANDER 690B(N53LG) OPERATING ON AN IFR FLIGHT FROM MT PLEASANT, TN (MCR) TO TITUSVILLE, FL (TIX) EXPERIENCED AN IN-FLIGHT BREAK UP IN THE VICINITY OF HOMERVILLE GA. REVIEW OF RADAR DATA REVEALED AT 01:11:41 THE AIRPLANE WAS MAINTAINING FLIGHT LEVEL 270, HEADING SOUTHEAST. A PILOT CALLED MAYDAY, MAYDAY TO JACKSONVILLE CENTER AT 01:12:10, NO OTHER CONTACT FROM N53LG REPORTED. THE MAIN WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED 15 MILES NORTH OF HOMERVILLE, GA IN A SWAMPY AREA. BOTH PILOTS, COMPANY CHIEF PILOT AND RATED PASSENGER PILOT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES.

## 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 ATL03FA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03FA068), Mar 27, 2003: Rockwell 690B (N53LG), Homerville, GA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: An in-flight encounter with unforecasted severe turbulence in cruise flight resulting in the design limits of the airplane being exceeded due to an overload failure of the airframe, and collision…

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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