# Incident 19870429029849I: Gulstm 695A, Ithaca, NY, April 29, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 1987, 14:39 local time
- Place: Ithaca, NY
- Airport: Tompkins County
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4439° N, 76.5031° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ithaca, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4439&lon=-76.5031&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12ZA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 695A
- Reported engine: ARSRCH TPE33110
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 417 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870429029849I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE SURGED WITH A TORQUE DROP.  ENGINE SHUTDOWN, DIVERTED.  FOUND A NICKED O RING IN FUEL CONTROLLER SPOOL VALVE

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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