# Accident 19900823035319A: Gulstm G159, Houston, TX, August 23, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1990, 17:20 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: Houston Intercontinental Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9897° N, 95.3495° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9897&lon=-95.3495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80RD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80RD-1991-10-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-159 (registry code 3952202, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-159) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G159
- Reported engine: RROYCE DART5298X
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 20,200 total, 760 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90MA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90MA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900823035319A

## Narrative

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

LEFT ENGINE COMPRESSOR STALL ON NOSE HIGH,SLOW SPEED,EARLY LIFTOFF. LEFT WING HIT. CARTWHEELED. PROP NOT FEATHERED.

## 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 FTW90MA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90MA161), Aug 23, 1990: Grumman G-159 (N80RD), Houston, TX, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: PARTIAL FAILURE OF THE LEFT ENGINE FUEL PUMP, WHICH RESULTED IN A PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER IN THE LEFT ENGINE, BUT NOT ENOUGH OF A POWER LOSS TO TRIGGER AND/OR COMPLETE THE AUTOFEATHERING OPERATION OF…

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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