# Accident 20050228005979A: Gulstm 500S, San Juan, Puerto Rico, February 28, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 2005, 11:20 local time
- Place: San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Airport: Luis Munoz Marin International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EO7A
- Location: 18.4392° N, 66.1017° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.4392&lon=-66.1017&mi=10
- Aircraft: N97VB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97VB-2016-09-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 500 S (registry code 0141107, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 500S
- Reported engine: LYC IO540E1B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,037 total, 280 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC05FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05FA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050228005979A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 28, 2005, AIRCRAFT 97VB, COMMANDER 500S TYPE AIRCRAFT, DEPARTED FROM LMM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, SAN JUAN, PR TO THE ISLAND OF VIRGIN GORDA. PRIOT TO DEPARTURE, THE AIRCRAFT WAS SERVICED WITH JET FUEL INSTEAD OF AVGAS. THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) WAS NOT PRESENT DURING THE FUELING SERVICING PROCESS. RIGHT AFTER TAKE-OFF, THE PIC LOST POWER ON BOTH ENGINES AT THE SAME TIME, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO LOSE ALTITUDE AND FINALLY TO CRASH. A TOTAL OF SIX PASSENGERS PLUS THE PIC WERE ONBOARD. NO FATALITIES WERE REPORTED.

## 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 ANC05FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05FA038), Feb 28, 2005: Aero Commander 500-S (N97VB), San Juan, PR, destroyed. Probable cause: The fuel truck operator's improper refueling of a gasoline engine powered airplane with jet (turbine) fuel, and the pilot's inadequate preflight, which resulted in a loss of power in both engines and…

## Other reports on N97VB (1)

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

- [Incident 20001025019369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001025019369I), Oct 25, 2000: Gulstm 500S (N97VB), Virgin Gorda, U.S. Virgin Islands, Minor damage. (-23) During landing atr Virgin Gorda Airport and during the landing roll the unsafe landing gear horn sounded and the belly of the a/c touched the ground.…

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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