# Accident 19930927036579A: Gulstm 690A, Lansing, MI, September 27, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 1993, 11:23 local time
- Place: Lansing, MI
- Airport: Capital City
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7304° N, 84.6410° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7304&lon=-84.6410&mi=10
- Aircraft: N242TC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N242TC-2002-12-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 690A (registry code 0141722, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-690a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 690A
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE3315
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 8,790 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93FA378](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93FA378) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930927036579A

## Narrative

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

LOST INVERTER THAT POWER MAIN GYROS. INDICATES LOST CONTROL PARTIAL PANEL. NR2 INVERTER OK. ALCOHOL TEST POSITIVE.

## 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 CHI93FA378](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93FA378), Sep 27, 1993: Aero Commander 690A (N242TC), Lansing, MI, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: was the pilot-in-command not maintaining aircraft control during the intermittent operation of the electrically operated attitude gyro. Factor's associated with this accident are an fluctuating…

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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