# Accident 19900805030229A: Gulstm 680E, Titusville, FL, August 5, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1990, 09:40 local time
- Place: Titusville, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.5805° N, 80.8200° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5805&lon=-80.8200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N599BB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N599BB-1995-12-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 680-E (registry code 0141604, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680-e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 680E
- Reported engine: LYC GSO480B1A6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 1 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA90FA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90FA166) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900805030229A

## Narrative

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

INCORRECTLY LEANED MIXTURES FOR ROUGH ENGINES. RUNAWAY PROP. CRASH LANDED. PROP CABLE BROKE. ENGINE NOT AIRWORTHY.

## 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 MIA90FA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90FA166), Aug 5, 1990: Rockwell 680-E (N599BB), Titusville, FL, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DECISION TO CONTINUE THE FLIGHT WITH A KNOWN UNAIRWORTHY MECHANICAL CONDITION RESULTING IN A SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND FORCED LANDING.

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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