# Incident 19960521017689I: Gulstm 690A, Monterey, CA, May 21, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1996, 21:50 local time
- Place: Monterey, CA
- Airport: Monterey Peninsula
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6012° N, 121.8828° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Monterey, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6012&lon=-121.8828&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74GB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74GB-2012-12-12) (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
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,997 total, 575 in this make and model, 71 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960521017689I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: DEPARTED MONTEREY, CA UNDER INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES DESTINED FOR CHINO, CA WITH THREE PASSENGERS, AN OWNER AND FRIENDS. DURING CLIMB OUT THROUGH APPROXIMATELY 7300' THE LEFT ENGINE SUDDENLY FAILED. CONFIRMATION, SHUTDOWN AND SECURING WAS EXECUTED WITH ACTIONS TAKEN TO EVALUATE AND EXECUTE A RETURN TO MONTEREY. APPROACH CONTROL VECTORED US TO APPROXIMATELY A 14NM FINAL FOR THE ILS 10R AND AN APPROACH AND LANDING TOOK PLACE WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. EXCELLENT HANDLING BY THE ATC FACILITIES INVOLVED.

## Other reports on N74GB (1)

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

- [Incident 19920802028519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920802028519I), Aug 2, 1992: Gulstm 690A (N74GB), St Petersburg-C, FL, Minor damage. Left gear collapsed on landing rollout. Came to rest in grass next to runway.

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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