# Accident 19920329007579A: Gulstm 690A, Taos, NM, March 29, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 1992, 19:00 local time
- Place: Taos, NM
- Airport: Taos Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3809° N, 105.5692° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3809&lon=-105.5692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N111FL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N111FL-2014-12-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International 690A (registry code 7630515, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-690a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331-5&6SER (registry code 01515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-5-6ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 690A
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE33151
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 120 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW92FA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92FA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920329007579A

## Narrative

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

MADE DESCENDING TURN TO GROUND IMPACT DURING DARK NIGHT IFR CLIMBING TURNOUT AFT TAKEOFF. NO MECHANICAL DEFECTS.

## 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 FTW92FA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92FA099), Mar 30, 1992: Rockwell 690A (N111FL), Taos, NM, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN THE CLIMB AFTER DEPARTING THE RUNWAY ENVIRONMENT. FACTORS WERE THE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND THE DARK 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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