# Incident 19880320022229I: Gulstm 690A, Palo Alto, CA, March 20, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 1988, 14:18 local time
- Place: Palo Alto, CA
- Airport: Palo Alto Airport-Santa Clara Cou
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 37.3965° N, 122.1431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palo Alto, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3965&lon=-122.1431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N690LP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N690LP-1989-03-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 690A (registry code 0141722, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-690a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 690A
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE3315
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,900 total, 89 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880320022229I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STRUCK A KITE THAT WAS BEING FLOWN BY A 9 YEAR OLD GIRL IN HIS FLIGHT PATH ON FINAL APPROACH.

## Other reports on N690LP (1)

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

- [Incident 19831222072629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831222072629I), Dec 22, 1983: Gulstm 690A (N690LP), Reno, NV. Right main strut piston failed on gear retraction after takeoff. Gear jammed in wheel well. 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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