# Accident 20061226028619A: Gulstm 114, TN, December 26, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 2006, 11:00 local time
- Place: TN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0764° N, 85.5556° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0764&lon=-85.5556&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55MB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55MB-2007-06-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International 114 (registry code 7630314, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-114) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 114
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07FA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07FA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061226028619A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES APPROXIMATELY 1.7 NM NORTHEAST OF MARION COUNTY AIRPORT (APT) ON A NORTHERLY HEADING. THE OUTBOARD 1/3 OF THE RIGHT WING SEPARATED AND CAME TO REST IN THE WOODED AREA JUST AHEAD AND BELOW IN THE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET BEYOND THE FIRST CONTACT OF TREES IN THE FRONT YARD OF A TRAILER HOME. THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED WITHIN 30 FEET OF THE POINT OF IMPACT WITH THE GROUND. THE LEFT WING SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AT IMPACT AND WAS LYING WITHIN 20 FEET OF THE FUSELAGE. THE FUSELAGE CAME TO REST ON ITS LEFT SIDE POINTING IN A WEST SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECTION. ALL THREE BLADES OF THE PROPELLER WERE CURLED BACK. ICE CHUNKS WERE FOUND BY THE MARION COUNTY SHERRIFF'S DEPARTMENT AND ONE PIECE WAS SAVED IN A FREEZER AT THE TRAILER HOME. THE SHAPE ON ONE SIDE OF THE ICE CHUNK WOULD MATCH THE SURFACE OF A LEADING EDGE OF A WING.

## 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 CHI07FA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07FA046), Dec 26, 2006: Rockwell International 114 (N55MB), Jasper, TN, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inability to maintain altitude due to excessive airframe ice accretion, resulting in an in-flight collision with trees and terrain. Additional causes were the pilot's continued flight in…

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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