# Incident 19891110061209I: Gulstm 500B, Billings, MT, November 10, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 1989, 04:25 local time
- Place: Billings, MT
- Airport: Billings Logan International
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HSYA
- Location: 45.8078° N, 108.5435° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BILLINGS LOGAN INTL (BIL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8078&lon=-108.5435&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6283X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6283X-1995-04-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 500-B (registry code 0141106, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 500B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891110061209I

## Narrative

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

SMOKE IN COCKPIT ON TAKEOFF. RETURNED. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE. SUSPECT OIL HAD DRIPPED ONTO HEATER.

## Other reports on N6283X (2)

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

- [Incident 19890213026609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890213026609I), Feb 13, 1989: Gulstm 500B (N6283X), Billings, MT. Had communication problem after departure. Returned to airport. Pilot had a defective headset.
- [Incident 19780818048899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780818048899I), Aug 18, 1978: Rkwell 500B (N6283X), Great Falls, MT, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on landing roll.

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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