# Accident 19870312006299A: Gulstm 680FL, Basalt, CO, March 12, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 1987, 18:39 local time
- Place: Basalt, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: LEIA
- Location: 39.3609° N, 107.0208° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3609&lon=-107.0208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4581E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4581E-2012-12-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 680FL (registry code 0141608, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680fl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IGSO-540-B1A (registry code 41535, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-igso-540-b1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 680FL
- Reported engine: LYC IGSO540B1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,425 total, 104 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN87FA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87FA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870312006299A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED RIGHT ENGINE FAILURE. AIRCRAFT CRASHED AND BURNED AFTER HITTING DUPLEX.

## 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 DEN87FA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87FA066), Mar 13, 1987: Rockwell 680FL (N4581E), Basalt, CO, destroyed

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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