# Incident 19970219004529I: Gulstm 680FL, Waterloo, IA, February 19, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 1997, 22:30 local time
- Place: Waterloo, IA
- Airport: Waterloo Municipal
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: JDWA
- Location: 42.5584° N, 92.4010° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WATERLOO RGNL (ALO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5584&lon=-92.4010&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6509V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6509V-2012-07-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 680FL (registry code 0141608, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680fl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IGSO-540-B1A (registry code 41535, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-igso-540-b1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 680FL
- Reported engine: LYC IGSO540B1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970219004529I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON FEBRUARY 19, 1997, APPROXIMATELY 2230 CST, COMMANDER 680FL, N6509V, EXPERIENCED HIGH OIL TEMPERATURE AND LOW OIL PRESSURE APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES AFTER DEPARTURE FROM THE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, WATERLOO, IOWA. THE AIRCRAFT, OWNED AND OPERATED BY SUBURBAN AIR FREIGHT, INC., WAS ON A CARGO FLIGHT TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA. THE PILOT IN COMMAND PERFORMED A PRECAUTIONARY RH ENGINE SHUTDOWN AND RETURNED TO WATERLOO, IOWA WITHOUT INCIDENT. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION DISCLOSED A CRACKED ENGINE CRANKCASE. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

## Other reports on N6509V (2)

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

- [Incident 19990724022729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990724022729I), Jul 24, 1999: Gulstm 680FL (N6509V), Omaha, NE. (-23) On July 24, 1999, approx. 2345 CDT, commander 680FL, N6509V, s/n 1640-121 departed Eppley Airfield (oma), Omaha, NE, under suburban air freight, inc.,…
- [Accident 19871215076172A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871215076172A), Dec 15, 1987: Gulstm 680FL (N6509V), Kansas City, MO, Substantial damage. While holding on runway, wing tip hit by wing of N8866E on takeoff. Pilot and tower not clear for midway position.

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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