# Accident 19960909026389A: Gulstm 680E, Lakeland, FL, September 9, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1996, 20:10 local time
- Place: Lakeland, FL
- Airport: Lakeland Regional Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9793° N, 82.0100° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9793&lon=-82.0100&mi=10
- Aircraft: N262X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N262X-1997-01-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 680-E (registry code 0141604, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680-e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 680E
- Reported engine: LYC GSO480B1C6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 6,893 total, 22 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA96FA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96FA229) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960909026389A

## Narrative

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

LOST LEFT ENGINE SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTING. FEATHERED SAME. STALLED CIRCLING TO LAND. NO ANOMALIES FOUND.

## 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 MIA96FA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96FA229), Sep 10, 1996: Aero Commander 680E (N262X), Lakeland, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain minimum control speed, while returning to the airport for a precautionary landing, following a reported loss of power in one engine, which resulted in a loss of…

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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