# Accident 19850912048519A: Gulstm 680FL, Fort Collins, CO, September 12, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 1985, 00:20 local time
- Place: Fort Collins, CO
- Airport: Loveland Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: LEIA
- Location: 40.5902° N, 105.1297° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5902&lon=-105.1297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45724, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45724-1989-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 680FL (registry code 0141608, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680fl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 680FL
- Reported engine: LYC IGSO540B1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,554 total, 43 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN85FA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85FA240) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850912048519A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL DURING CLIMB IN A SIGMET AREA. IMPACTED MOUNTAIN RIDGE AND BURNED. ENGINES DESTROYED ON IMPACT.

## 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 DEN85FA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85FA240), Sep 12, 1985: Aero Commander 680FL (N45724), Fort Collins, CO, 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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