# Accident 19911019047029A: Gulstm 685, Tupelo, MS, October 19, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 1991, 10:55 local time
- Place: Tupelo, MS
- Airport: Tupelo Municipal - C D Lemons
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2576° N, 88.7034° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tupelo, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2576&lon=-88.7034&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32652, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N32652-1994-08-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International 685 (registry code 7630513, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-685) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 685
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520K
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,410 total, 162 in this make and model, 121 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA92LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911019047029A

## Narrative

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

BOTH ENGINES QUIT ON LANDING APPROACH. MADE HARD FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD. PILOT WAS AWARE OF ERRACTIC FUEL GAUGES

## 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 MIA92LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA015), Oct 19, 1991: Rockwell 685 (N32652), Tupelo, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMANDS FAILURE TO INSURE THAT ADEQUATE FUEL WAS PLACED ON THE AIRCRAFT FOR THE FLIGHT RESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER IN BOTH ENGINES DUE TO 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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