# Accident 19850301044129A: Gulstm 680E, Key West, FL, March 1, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 1985, 00:15 local time
- Place: Key West, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 24.5499° N, 81.7807° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=24.5499&lon=-81.7807&mi=10
- Aircraft: N709G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N709G-2013-02-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 680-E (registry code 0141604, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680-e) (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 680E
- Reported engine: LYC GSO480B1A6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA85LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850301044129A

## Narrative

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

DITCHED, COAST GUARD STANDING BY. PRESUMED FATAL, WRECKAGE NOT FOUND. FUEL EXHAUSTION AT NIGHT. ACTUAL DIST 240.

## 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 MIA85LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA110), Mar 1, 1985: Rockwell 680E (N709G), Key West, FL, destroyed, 2 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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