# Accident 19880408048959A: Gulstm STC680, Soda Springs, ID, April 8, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 1988, 21:25 local time
- Place: Soda Springs, ID
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HSYA
- Location: 42.7508° N, 111.5310° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7508&lon=-111.5310&mi=10
- Aircraft: N291NC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N291NC-1988-12-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 680FL (registry code 0141608, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680fl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM STC680
- Reported engine: LYC IO720B1B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 5,013 total, 50 in this make and model, 157 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA88FA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88FA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880408048959A

## Narrative

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

HIGH SPEED IMPACT ON A MOUNTAIN SLOPE. STORM CELLS TURBULENCE AND SNOW SHOWERS IN AREA. EXACT CAUSE UNDETERMINED.

## 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 SEA88FA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88FA069), Apr 9, 1988: Aero Commander 680FL (N291NC), Soda Springs, ID, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N291NC (2)

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

- [Accident 19790719040749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790719040749A), Jul 19, 1979: Rkwell 680 (N291NC), Northglenn, CO, Substantial damage. Lost left engine. Mismanaged fuel to right engine. Landed gear up. Primer & fuel lines switched on left engine.
- [Incident 19780609045129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780609045129I), Jun 9, 1978: Rkwell 680FL (N291NC), Cheyenne, WY, Minor damage. Landed with one main wheel missing due to failure of the wheel bearing assembly.

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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