# Accident 19820329006549A: Gulstm 690C, Hughes, AR, March 29, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 1982, 16:10 local time
- Place: Hughes, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9392° N, 90.4693° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9392&lon=-90.4693&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5957K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5957K-1982-06-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gulfstream AM Corp Comm Div 690C (registry code 3970404, https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-am-corp-comm-div-690c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 690C
- Reported engine: ARSRCH TPE331*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,830 total, 182 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82FA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FA108) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820329006549A

## Narrative

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

LEFT WING SEPARATED IN FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT SPIRALED VERTICALLY TO GROUND IMPACT.PILOT MADE AN AEROBATIC TYPE DEPARTURE

## 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 FTW82FA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FA108), Mar 29, 1982: Gulfstream American 690C (N5957K), Hughes, AR, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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