# Accident 19930826035039A: Gulstm 690A, Bishop, CA, August 26, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 1993, 14:30 local time
- Place: Bishop, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: MCIA
- Location: 37.5000° N, 118.3099° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5000&lon=-118.3099&mi=10
- Aircraft: N706KC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N706KC-2013-09-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International 690A (registry code 7630515, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-690a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 690A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,595 total, 2,364 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93FA333](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FA333) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930826035039A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL DURING HIGH SPEED DESCENT IN MOUNTAIN. TURBULENCE. INDUCED STRESS IN RECOVERY DAMAGED AIRFRAME CONTROL

## 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 LAX93FA333](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FA333), Aug 26, 1993: Aero Commander 690A (N706KC), Bishop, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: a loss of control and upset due to an inadequate adjustment of the ailerons and aileron trim tab by company maintenance personnel that resulted in a partial failure of the right horizontal stabilizer.

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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