# Accident 20051116031999A: Gulstm 500B, Gaylord, MI, November 16, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 16, 2005, 18:05 local time
- Place: Gaylord, MI
- Airport: Otsego County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ZJWA
- Location: 45.0136° N, 84.7031° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0136&lon=-84.7031&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1153C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1153C-2007-03-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 500-B (registry code 0141106, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 500B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06FA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06FA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051116031999A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 16, 2005 AT APPROXIMATELY 2305, N1153C (GA-500-B), OPERATED BY CENTRAL AIR SOUTHWEST INC. IMPACTED TERRAIN ON APPROACH TO GAYLORD AIRPORT (GLR). THE CARGO FLIGHT DEPARTED GRAND RAPIDS (GRR) AT APPROXIMATELY 1708 ENROUTE TO GAYLORD. THE PILOT WAS CLEARED FOR A NON-PRECISION APPROACH TO RUNWAY 9 AT GAYLORD. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE NORTHWEST OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT DESTROYED.

## 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 CHI06FA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06FA032), Nov 16, 2005: Aero Commander 500B (N1153C), Gaylord, MI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The clearance not maintained with terrain during a nonprecision approach. Contributing factors were the ceiling, visibility, night conditions, and trees.

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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