- Date
- January 19, 1988, 19:46 local (Jan 20, 1988, 01:46 UTC)
- Place
- Pierceville, KS
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N611CAGulfstream 500B
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report July 10, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880119000939A
- Case key
- 34483
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft dptd garden city under extremely poor wx cond's. more than half way to dodge city, the PIC rptd eng pblms to Kansas city (ARTCC). Vectors were provided to the dodge city arpt, but the PIC did not maintain assigned hdgs. The acft headed back towards garden city to attempt an inst apprch. Radar vectors were provided for the localizer apprch. Radar indicated that the acft did not become stabilized on the apprch. There was a significant loss of grndspd as the plt was attmptng to get established on the localizer. Radar contact was lost abt 2 mi fm the arpt at a spd apprchng stall spd for this acft. The acft crashed abt 2 mi short and to the rt of course. The acft impacted in a vertical nose down attitude on hdg which indicated a turn away fm the arpt. The left prop was found in the feather position. No mech pblm was discovered. The rt eng appeared to be producing full pwr at impact.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N611CA
- Reported as
- Gulfstream 500B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 922 7
- Airframe hours
- 6,713
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-B1A5, 290 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Positioning · Part 91
- Operator
- Central Airlines, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Central Airlines, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- AAIP · January 4, 1988 · 19 hours before
- Departed
- GCK · Garden City, KS
- Destination
- ICT · Wichita,, KS
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- GCK · Garden City, runway 35, 5,999 × 150 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 33
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 2,125 total · 58 in this make and model · 2,125 as pilot in command · 226 in the last 90 days · 55 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 340° at 30 knots, gusting 35
- Lowest ceiling
- 600 ft
- Temperature
- 25 °F, dew point 21 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GCK, 2 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.