# Accident 19860509019659A: Gulstm 680FL, Grand Island, NE, May 9, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 1986, 02:38 local time
- Place: Grand Island, NE
- Airport: Hall County Regional
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: JDWA
- Location: 40.9505° N, 98.2892° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9505&lon=-98.2892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1198Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1198Z-1988-04-06) (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: 5,522 total, 520 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC86FA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86FA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860509019659A

## Narrative

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

LOST THE LEFT ENGINE ON INSTRUMENT APPROACH. FEATHERED THE OTHER ENGINE AND CRASHED INTO TREES. UNSECURED CYLINDER.

## 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 MKC86FA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86FA101), May 9, 1986: Aero Commander 680FL (N1198Z), Grand Island, NE, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N1198Z (4)

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

- [Incident 19850326016249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850326016249I), Mar 26, 1985: Gulstm 680FL (N1198Z), Crete, NE, Minor damage. Gear could not be extended for landing. Found a piece of neoprene hose lodged in uplock pressure port.
- [Incident 19800104013389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800104013389I), Jan 4, 1980: Rkwell 680FL (N1198Z), Spokane, WA. Right engine failed in flight due to failure pn LW12596 connecting rod cap bolt.
- [Incident 19790929012309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790929012309I), Sep 29, 1979: Rkwell 680FL (N1198Z), Portland, OR, Minor damage. Engine failed and was shut down during climb. Had failed internally.
- [Incident 19780228000379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780228000379I), Feb 28, 1978: Rkwell 680FL (N1198Z), Portland, OR, Minor damage. Lost tire & part of main landing gear assembly on takeoff.

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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