# Accident 19851009049709A: Gulstm 690A, Cadillac, MI, October 9, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 1985, 20:50 local time
- Place: Cadillac, MI
- Airport: Wexford Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2402° N, 85.4103° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2402&lon=-85.4103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N254PW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N254PW-2013-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International 690A (registry code 7630515, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-690a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331-5&6SER (registry code 01515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-5-6ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 690A
- Reported engine: ARSRCH TPE3315
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,762 total, 0 in this make and model, 87 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI86FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851009049709A

## Narrative

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

DESCENDED INTO TREES ON FINAL. CLEARED FOR NDB BUT TRACK SHOWS RNAV APPROACH. GROUND LIGHTS MAY HAVE BEEN A FACTOR.

## 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 CHI86FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FA007), Oct 10, 1985: Gulfstream 690A (N254PW), Cadillac, MI, 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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