# Accident 19890405006199A: Gulstm 685, Southern Pines, NC, April 5, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1989, 16:00 local time
- Place: Southern Pines, NC
- Airport: Moore County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1808° N, 79.4008° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1808&lon=-79.4008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N685RB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N685RB-2013-09-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 685 (registry code 0141612, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-685) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520-C (registry code 17035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 685
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520K
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 69 in this make and model, 69 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890405006199A

## Narrative

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

ROUGH ENGINES AND POWERLOSS EN ROUTE. FLEW THRU TREES ON  LANDING BUT MADE AIRPORT.PILOT USED IMPROPER FUEL SETTING

## 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 ATL89LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA121), Apr 5, 1989: Aero Commander 685 (N685RB), Southern Pines, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF THE MIXTURE CONTROLS WHICH RESULTED IN ENGINE ROUGHNESS AND THE FAILURE TO PROPERLY EXECUTE THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURE FOR A ROUGH ENGINE BY PLACING THE FUEL BOOST PUMP…

## Other reports on N685RB (1)

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

- [Incident 19810630056829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810630056829I), Jun 30, 1981: Rkwell 685 (N685RB), Scottsbluff, NE, Minor damage. Zr fire developed in right engine and pilot made emergency landing in field.

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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