20040111000649A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Gulstm 500 · Allendale, SC · January 11, 2004

Date: January 11, 2004 · 14:10 local
Place: Allendale, SC
Airport: Allendale County Airport
Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N800SL
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL04LA065
Reported as: Gulstm 500
Reported engine: Lycoming O540A2B
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,263 total78 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N800SLRegistration cancelled Feb 25, 2005 · Aero Commander 500S/N 740 · Built 1959 Airframe modelAero Commander 500 Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) On January 11, 2004, at 1410 local, an aero commander 500, N800SL, registered to and operated by an airline transport pilot, collided in a ditch during an aborted takeoff at Allendale County Airport, Allendale, SC. The personal flight was operated under part 91 with no flight plan filed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot and passenger were uninjured and the aircraft sustained substantial damage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JANUARY 11, 2004, AT 1410 LOCAL, AN AERO COMMANDER 500, N800SL, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY AN AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT, COLLIDED IN A DITCH DURING AN ABORTED TAKEOFF AT ALLENDALE COUNTY AIRPORT, ALLENDALE, SC. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATED UNDER PART 91 WITH NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE UNINJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

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 ATL04LA065Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAllendale, SCThe failure of the hydraulic brake system accumulator due to a ruptured diaphragm. A factor was the ditch.Jan 11, 2004 · Substantial damage