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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Gulstm 690C · Ketchikan, AK · February 27, 1986

Date
February 27, 1986 · 15:12 local
Place
Ketchikan, AK
Airport
Ketchikan International
Phase of flight
Initial Approach-IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N840SM
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA86LA067
Reported as
Gulstm 690C
Reported engine
AiResearch TPE3315
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,100 total1,400 in this make and model65 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Encountered severe turbulence that prompted a missed approach. Skin wrinkles found on return to departure point.

As the FAA filed it

ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE THAT PROMPTED A MISSED APPROACH. SKIN WRINKLES FOUND ON RETURN TO DEPARTURE POINT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.