# Accident 19850306007979A: Gulstm 680V, Kingstown, RI, March 6, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 1985, 10:57 local time
- Place: Kingstown, RI
- Airport: Quonset State
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5974° N, 71.4124° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at QUONSET STATE (OQU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5974&lon=-71.4124&mi=10
- Aircraft: N111SK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N111SK-2024-01-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 680V (registry code 0141714, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680v) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch 331 SER 605HP (registry code 01502, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-331-ser-605hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 680V
- Reported engine: ARSRCH TPE3311
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,466 total, 135 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC85LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850306007979A

## Narrative

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

GEAR FELL PARTIALLY DOWN IN FLIGHT. UNABLE TO EXTEND FULLY SO LANDED GEAR UP. HYDRAULIC LINE BROKEN.

## 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 NYC85LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA074), Mar 6, 1985: Aero Commander 680V (N111SK), Kingstown, RI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N111SK (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19880509013689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880509013689I), May 9, 1988: Gulstm 680V (N111SK), Akron, OH, Minor damage. Landed with the main gear partially extended. Found a malfunctioning left main gear sequence valve.

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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