# Incident 19890320014949I: Gulstm 690A, Bismarck, ND, March 20, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 1989, 17:30 local time
- Place: Bismarck, ND
- Airport: Bismarck Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BDHA
- Location: 46.8195° N, 100.7003° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8195&lon=-100.7003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N690MF (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 690A
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE3315
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,595 total, 383 in this make and model, 254 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC89IA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89IA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890320014949I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILURE ON CLIMB. FIRE WARNING. SECURED ENGINE AND RETURNED. ENGINE PLENUM HAD FAILED.

## 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 MKC89IA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89IA082), Mar 21, 1989: Gulfstream 690A (N690MF), Bismark, ND, incident, no damage. Probable cause: A FAILED (CRACKED) ENGINE PLENUM RESULTING IN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.

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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