# Accident 19921222051069A: Gulstm 690C, Golden, CO, December 22, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 1992, 20:22 local time
- Place: Golden, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CBCA
- Location: 39.7291° N, 105.2091° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7291&lon=-105.2091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81TR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81TR-1993-02-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International 690C (registry code 7630517, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-690c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 690C
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE33125A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 5,400 total, 910 in this make and model, 183 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN93FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93FA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921222051069A

## Narrative

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

BROKE UP INFLIGHT WHILE DESCENDING TO LAND. SEVERE CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE. HIGH GROUND SPEED. AIRMET FOR TURBULENCE.

## 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 DEN93FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93FA017), Dec 23, 1992: Rockwell 690C (N81TR), Golden, CO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT FLYING THE AIRCRAFT BEYOND THE DESIGN MANEUVERING SPEED AND EXCEEDING THE DESIGN STRESS LIMITS. A FACTOR WAS: CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE.

## Other reports on N81TR (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19910523031649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910523031649I), May 23, 1991: Gulstm 690C (N81TR), Denver, CO, Minor damage. Heard thud when flaps came down. Aircraft rolled. Put flaps up and landed with no further problems.
- [Incident 19910322013119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910322013119I), Mar 22, 1991: Gulstm 690C (N81TR), Cody, WY, Minor damage. Pilot neglected to lower landing gear and landed gear up.
- [Incident 19901206058869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901206058869I), Dec 6, 1990: Gulstm 690C (N81TR), Riverton, WY, Minor damage. Parked van rolled backward toward aircraft. Driver hurt by moving propeller trying to stop van.

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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