# Accident 19950601018229A: Gulstm 680, North Bend, OR, June 1, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1995, 15:54 local time
- Place: North Bend, OR
- Airport: North Bend Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4798° N, 124.1598° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4798&lon=-124.1598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6877S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6877S-2014-11-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 680 (registry code 0141602, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GSO&IGSO-480 series (registry code 41529, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-gso-igso-480-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 680
- Reported engine: LYC GSO480B1A6
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 1,450 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA95FA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95FA111) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950601018229A

## Narrative

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

ON VFR DEPARTED INTO CLOUDS. LOST CONTROL. DIVED INTO BAY. NOT MEL RATED. NO IFR CERTIFICATE. POOR FLYING SKILLS.

## 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 SEA95FA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95FA111), Jun 1, 1995: Aero Commander 680 (N6877S), North Bend, OR, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT INITIATING FLIGHT INTO WEATHER CONDITIONS BEYOND WHAT HE WAS CAPABLE OF HANDLING. THE PILOT'S OVERCONFIDENCE IN HIS PERSONAL ABILITY AND THE LOW CEILING WERE FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT.

## Other reports on N6877S (1)

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

- [Accident 19740330009059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740330009059A), Mar 30, 1974: Rkwell 680 (N6877S), Mendon, OH, Substantial damage. Switched fm aux to MN tanks bfr eng surge. Carb heat,fuel boost not used. Lndd in plowed fld.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.