19830512018869A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Gulstm 680 · Titusville, FL · May 12, 1983

Date
May 12, 1983 · 12:05 local
Place
Titusville, FL
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6880S
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL83AA184
Reported as
Gulstm 680
Reported engine
Lycoming GSO480B1A6
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
1,700 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft flew into area of thunderstorm and wings and horizontal tail failed in turbulence.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT FLEW INTO AREA OF THUNDERSTORM AND WINGS AND HORIZONTAL TAIL FAILED IN TURBULENCE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.