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Incident

FAA incident report · Gulstm 500 S · Isla De Culebra, PR · April 29, 1989

Date: April 29, 1989 · 12:20 local
Place: Isla De Culebra, PR
Airport: Culebra Airport
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N79NU
Reported as: Gulstm 500S
Reported engine: Lycoming IO540E1B5
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 955 total150 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N79NURegistration cancelled Nov 19, 2001 · Aero Commander 500 SS/N 3206 · Built 1974 Airframe modelAero Commander 500 S Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Fuel exhaustion on descent. Forced landing on an island. Tanks empty due to broken tube assembly.

As the FAA filed it

FUEL EXHAUSTION ON DESCENT. FORCED LANDING ON AN ISLAND. TANKS EMPTY DUE TO BROKEN TUBE ASSEMBLY.

Other reports on N79NU · 1

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

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