# Accident 19860227006799A: Gulstm 690C, Ketchikan, AK, February 27, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 1986, 15:12 local time
- Place: Ketchikan, AK
- Airport: Ketchikan International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 55.6096° N, 131.5798° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.6096&lon=-131.5798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N840SM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N840SM-2020-05-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gulfstream AM Corp Comm Div 690C (registry code 3970404, https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-am-corp-comm-div-690c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331-5&6SER (registry code 01515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-5-6ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 690C
- Reported engine: ARSRCH TPE3315
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,100 total, 1,400 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA86LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860227006799A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 SEA86LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA067), Feb 27, 1986: Gulfstream 690C (N840SM), Ketchikan, AK, substantial damage

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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