# Accident 20040215013679A: Gulstm 112, San Juan, PR, February 15, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 2004, 21:00 local time
- Place: San Juan, PR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 18.1519° N, 65.3617° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.1519&lon=-65.3617&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1261J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1261J-2011-07-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 112 (registry code 0144701, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 112
- Reported engine: CONT IO360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04FA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04FA223) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040215013679A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE MENTIONED AIRCRAFT N1261J DEPARTED FROM SAN JUAN (TJSJ) TO ST. CROIX (TISX) AT APPROXIMATED 2030Z 02/15/04. THE PILOT MR. PRUDOFF SHELDON, ACCORDING WITH THE INFORMATION RECEIVED WAS FLYING BY HIMSELF AT NIGHT OVER WATER, VFR, WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE AIRCRAFT DISAPPEARED FROM THE SAN JUAN RADAR SOUTH OF VIEQUES AN ALTITUDE OF 1000 FEET AT APPROXIMATELY AT 21:00 02/15/04.

## 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 NYC04FA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04FA223), Feb 16, 2004: Aero Commander 112 (N1261J), Vieques, PR, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight and in-flight planning and decision making which resulted in the airplane entering instrument meteorological conditions. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's…

## Other reports on N1261J (1)

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

- [Incident 19780808049449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780808049449I), Aug 8, 1978: Rkwell 112A (N1261J), Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, Substantial damage. Nose gear retracted on rollout, cause undetermined. No gear problems found.

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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