# Accident 19860808038499A: Gulstm 680FL, Burlington, VT, August 8, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1986, 08:00 local time
- Place: Burlington, VT
- Airport: Burlington International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 44.4924° N, 73.2395° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Burlington, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4924&lon=-73.2395&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6341U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6341U-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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,428 total, 53 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC86FA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86FA201) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860808038499A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES ON MOUNTAINSIDE. HAD JUST FILED IFR. ATC WARNED PILOT OF HIGH TERRAIN. INDICATES MOUNTAINS OBSCURED.

## 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 NYC86FA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86FA201), Aug 8, 1986: Aero Commander 680FL (N6341U), Duxsbury, VT, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N6341U (1)

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

- [Incident 19821125065879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821125065879I), Nov 25, 1982: Gulstm 680FL (N6341U), St Louis, MO, Minor damage. Aircraft pulled to right on the landing roll. Found right tire and rim missing. Wheel web failed. Pn 9524818.

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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