# Accident 19980629020809A: Gulstm 681, Reno, NV, June 29, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 1998, 12:02 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Airport: Reno/Tahoe International Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: MCIA
- Location: 39.4805° N, 119.7407° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4805&lon=-119.7407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N520CS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N520CS-2006-08-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International 681B (registry code 7630511, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-681b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 681
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX98IA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98IA218) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980629020809A

## Narrative

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

UNCONTAINED FAILURE OF NR2 ENGINE. PUNCTURED PRESSURIZED FUSELAGE. (-23) UNCONTAINED FAILURE OF #2 ENGINE TURBINE SECTION RESULTING IN PUNCTURES IN TO THE PRESSURE VESSEL.

## 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 LAX98IA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98IA218), Jun 29, 1998: Aero Commander 681B (N520CS), Reno, NV, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The failure and separation of the first and third stage turbine disks for undetermined reasons.

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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