# Accident 19860315007929A: Gulstm 680FL, Houlton, ME, March 15, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1986, 05:50 local time
- Place: Houlton, ME
- Airport: Houlton International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: LEIA
- Location: 46.1246° N, 67.7924° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HOULTON INTL (HUL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1246&lon=-67.7924&mi=10
- Aircraft: N287B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N287B-1989-01-26) (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: 1,982 total, 300 in this make and model, 68 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC86LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860315007929A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT RAN OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY DURING LANDING. PILOT UNABLE TO ALIGN WITH RUNWAY DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.

## 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 NYC86LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA085), Mar 15, 1986: Rockwell 680FL (N287B), Houlton, ME, substantial damage

## Other reports on N287B (1)

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

- [Incident 19850809045979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850809045979I), Aug 9, 1985: Gulstm 680FL (N287B), Loveland, CO, Minor damage. Pilot failed to extend gear for landing. Did not use checklist. Landed gear up.

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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