# Incident 19971024041539I: Gulstm 680FL, North Platte, NE, October 24, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 1997, 07:00 local time
- Place: North Platte, NE
- Airport: Lee Bird Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: JDWA
- Location: 41.1256° N, 100.7498° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Platte, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1256&lon=-100.7498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31P-2014-12-17) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971024041539I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON OCTOBER 24, 1997, GULFSTREAM 680 FL, N31P, EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF LEFT HAND ENGINE OIL PRESSURE WHILE ENROUTE FROM DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, COLORADO TO NORTH PLATTE REGIONAL AIRPORT, NEBRASKA. THE AIRCRAFT, OWNED AND OPERATED BY SUBURBAN AIR FREIGHT, INC., AIR CARRIER CERT. JDWA157F, LANDED IN NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE PILOT IN COMMAND REPORTED NO INJURY AND DID NOT DECLARE AN EMERGENCY; HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION DISCLOSED A FAILURE OF THE #5 CYLINDER CONNECTING ROD BOLT (P/NLW-92596), THE #5 CYLINDER ATTACH BOLTS, AND THE CYLINDER MOUNTING FLANGE. THE LYCOMING IGSO-540-BIA ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED BY TREGO AVIATION, INC., IN NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA. THE ENGINE WAS SHIPPED TO T.W. SMITH, INC., FOR REPAIR. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

## Other reports on N31P (3)

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

- [Incident 19981007033929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981007033929I), Oct 7, 1998: Gulstm 680FL (N31P), Indianapolis, IN. On 10/07/98, N31P departed Indianapolis nternational (ind), IN, or cedar rapids, IA. While climbing to 3000 ft AGL, the PIC observed a loss of engine power.…
- [Incident 19960601018579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960601018579I), Jun 1, 1996: Gulstm 680FL (N31P), North Platte, NE, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot forgot to lower landing gear. This incident is closed with this report.
- [Incident 19950106001659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950106001659I), Jan 6, 1995: Gulstm 680FL (N31P), Omaha, NE. Narrative: on January 6, 1995, approximately 0910 CST, while enroute from Eppley Airfield, Omaha, Nebraska, to columbus, Nebraska, the pilot in command 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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