# Accident 19900922041719A: Gulstm 690B, North Castle, NY, September 22, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 1990, 10:05 local time
- Place: North Castle, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1292° N, 73.7099° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1292&lon=-73.7099&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81628, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81628-1991-10-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International 690B (registry code 7630516, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-690b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 690B
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE33155A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 1,243 in this make and model, 71 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA224) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900922041719A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL NEAR DESTINATION. DITCHED IN LAKE. HIGH FUEL CONSUMPTION EN ROUTE. GAS CAP LEFT FUEL TANK MISSING.

## 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 NYC90LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA224), Sep 22, 1990: Rockwell 690B (N81628), North Castle, NY, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER AIRCRAFT PREFLIGHT (FUEL CAP NOT PROPERLY SECURED) WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL SIPHONING AND FUEL EXHAUSTION.

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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