# Accident 19941008034179A: Gulstm 690B, Springfield, MO, October 8, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 1994, 10:31 local time
- Place: Springfield, MO
- Airport: Springfield Regional
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2797° N, 93.2895° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2797&lon=-93.2895&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27MT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27MT-1995-05-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International 690B (registry code 7630516, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-690b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 690B
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE3315
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,750 total, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95FA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941008034179A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED ON CLIMBOUT. WRECKAGE INDICATES VERTICAL IMPACT IN STEEP BANK. LACKED IFR REQUIRED CURRENCY. NO MECHANICAL.

## 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 CHI95FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95FA007), Oct 8, 1994: Aero Commander 690B (N27MT), Springfield, MO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE, DUE TO SPATIAL DISORIENTATION. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE PILOT'S LACK OF RECENT INSTRUMENT EXPERIENCE.

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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