# Accident 19901130052259A: Gulstm 690A, Ryderwood, WA, November 30, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 30, 1990, 18:41 local time
- Place: Ryderwood, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: GFEA
- Location: 46.3592° N, 123.0694° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3592&lon=-123.0694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N400N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N400N-1991-04-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 690A (registry code 0141722, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-690a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 690A
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE3315
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 5
- Pilot flight hours: 11,714 total, 2,647 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91FA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901130052259A

## Narrative

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

CANCELLED IFR ON GROUND CONTACT. DESCENDING TO LAND STRUCK TREES ON UNLIGHTED HILL. AIRPORT SURROUNDED BY MOUNTAINS

## 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 SEA91FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91FA027), Dec 1, 1990: Aero Commander 690A (N400N), Ryderwood, WA, destroyed, 5 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER INFLIGHT PLANNING AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN AT NIGHT.

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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