# Incident 19980107003259I: Gulstm 690C, Indianapolis, IN, January 7, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 7, 1998, 07:13 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Indianapolis International
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7173° N, 86.2946° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at INDIANAPOLIS INTL (IND), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7173&lon=-86.2946&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5878K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5878K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International 690C (registry code 7630517, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-690c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 690C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,450 total, 350 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980107003259I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: WHILE CLIMBING OUT THE LEFT WINDSHIELD OUTER PANEL CRACKED, PILOT DIVERTED TO INDIANAPOLIS INTERNATIONAL (IND) & LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N5878K (2)

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

- [Incident 20081104856399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081104856399I), Nov 4, 2008: Gulstm 690C (N5878K), Boca Raton, FL, No damage. (-23) After takeeoff and climbing to 20,000 ft the pilot in command and passengers noticed a burning smell with no visible signs of smoke in the cockpit. The…
- [Incident 19870810051999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870810051999I), Aug 10, 1987: Gulstm 690C (N5878K), Dallas, TX, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on rollout. Cause not reported.

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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