# Accident 19921225051609A: Gulstm 680FL, Lester, WA, December 25, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 25, 1992, 21:37 local time
- Place: Lester, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HSYA
- Location: 47.3397° N, 121.9199° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3397&lon=-121.9199&mi=10
- Aircraft: N111MN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N111MN-1993-06-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 680FL (registry code 0141608, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680fl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 680FL
- Reported engine: LYC IO720B1B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA93FA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93FA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921225051609A

## Narrative

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

AFTER LEVELING, SEEN MAKE TURNS AND THEN A DIVE. LEVELED OFF PRIOR IMPACT. LEFT ENGINE AT LOW POWER. NO DEFECTS. (.19) NO PRELIMINARY ACCIDENT NARRATIVE AVAILABLE. (.4) AFTER DEPARTURE, THE AIRPLANE INTERCEPTED AIRWAY V-2, AND APPEARED TO CLIMB NORMALLY UNTIL REACHING 8300 FT (9000 ASSIGNED) WHILE TRACKING APRX 110 DEG MAG. RADAR ANALYSIS SHOWED THE AIRPLANE AT 128 KIAS WHEN IT ABRUPTLY TURNED LEFT 30 DEG AND THEN APPEARED TO RECOVER. VOICE COMMUNICATION DURING THIS EVENT WAS NORMAL WITH NO CHANGE IN THE PILOT'S LEVEL OF ANXIETY. IMMEDIATELY THEREAFTER, THE HEADING CHANGED OVER 90 DEG TO THE LEFT (NORTHBOUND), AND A MAXIMUM 6750 FPM RATE OF DESCENT DEVELOPED BEFORE THE HEADING STABILIZED AND THE DESCENT SLOWED. THE AIRPLANE'S GROUND IMPACT SITE WAS APRX 1 NM SW OF THE LAST RADAR TARGET. WRECKAGE DISTRIBUTION WAS ROUGHLY PARALLEL TO V-2. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE MOUNTAINSIDE IN A STEEP NOSE LOW, LEFT WING DOWN ATTITUDE. THE ENGINES, PROPELLERS/GOVERNORS WERE DISASSEMBLED AND INSPECTED WITH NO EVIDENCE OF MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION. EXAM OF THE LEFT PROPELLER INDICATED LOW POWER ON IMPACT. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF SIGNIFICANT ICING/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 SEA93FA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93FA046), Dec 26, 1992: Aero Commander 680FL (N111MN), Lester, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: UNDETERMINED.

## Other reports on N111MN (1)

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

- [Incident 19920627031029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920627031029I), Jun 27, 1992: Gulstm 680FL (N111MN), Billings, MT. Blew the nose gear tire on landing.

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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