# Accident 19960920034351A: Gulstm 690C, Truckee, CA, September 20, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 1996, 15:45 local time
- Place: Truckee, CA
- Airport: Truckee-Tahoe Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2639° N, 120.1577° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from the FAA’s distance and direction from , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2639&lon=-120.1577&mi=10
- Aircraft: N840DC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N840DC-2001-07-25) (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 TPE331*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,697 total, 4,112 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA343](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA343) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960920034351A

## Narrative

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

TUNING RADIO DURING CLIMB THROUGH FL190, FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID A GLIDER THAT WAS THERMALING. WING TIPS HIT.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N22ZB, Grob G102ASTIR: [Accident 19960920034352A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960920034352A)

## 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 LAX96LA343](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA343), Sep 20, 1996: Aero Commander 690 (N840DC), Truckee, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadequate visual outlook by both pilots while in the vicinity of the airport. A factor was that each aircraft was on a different frequency at the time.

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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