# Accident 19940307005739A: Gulstm 690C, Hayden, CO, March 7, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 1994, 19:35 local time
- Place: Hayden, CO
- Airport: Yampa Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CBCA
- Location: 40.4809° N, 107.2607° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4809&lon=-107.2607&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5938K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5938K-1996-10-01) (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 TPE3315
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,300 total, 180 in this make and model, 530 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW94LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940307005739A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES ON MOUNTAINSIDE DURING NIGHT LANDING APPROACH. PILOT HAD AIRPORT IN SIGHT. LANDED SAFE AT AIRPORT.

## 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 FTW94LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA092), Mar 8, 1994: Rockwell 690C (N5938K), Hayden, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE BY THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE. A FACTOR WAS DARK NIGHT CONDITIONS.

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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