# Accident 19830512018869A: Gulstm 680, Titusville, FL, May 12, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 1983, 12:05 local time
- Place: Titusville, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.5798° N, 80.8197° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5798&lon=-80.8197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6880S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6880S-2013-08-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 680 (registry code 0141602, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GSO&IGSO-480 series (registry code 41529, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-gso-igso-480-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 680
- Reported engine: LYC GSO480B1A6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,700 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83AA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83AA184) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830512018869A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ATL83AA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83AA184), May 12, 1983: Aero Commander 680 (N6880S), Titusville, FL, destroyed, 3 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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