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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Gulstm 680FL · Aurora, NE · July 14, 1998

Date
July 14, 1998 · 00:01 local
Place
Aurora, NE
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
JDWA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N309VS
Reported as
Gulstm 680FL
Reported engine
Lycoming IGSO540B1C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On July 14, 1998, approximately 0001 CDT, commander 680FL, N309VS, experienced a rapid loss of engine RPM while enroute from grand island, NE, to omaha, NE, under suburban air freight, inc., FLT21. The aircraft landed at the Aurora, NE, municipal airport without further incident. Subsequent investigation a failure of the #1 cylinder connecting assembly on the Lycoming igso-540-BLC engine, s/n 12096-50. A m or d report has been submitted by the operator.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 14, 1998, APPROXIMATELY 0001 CDT, COMMANDER 680FL, N309VS, EXPERIENCED A RAPID LOSS OF ENGINE RPM WHILE ENROUTE FROM GRAND ISLAND, NE, TO OMAHA, NE, UNDER SUBURBAN AIR FREIGHT, INC., FLT21. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT THE AURORA, NE, MUNICIPAL AIRPORT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION A FAILURE OF THE #1 CYLINDER CONNECTING ASSEMBLY ON THE LYCOMING IGSO-540-BLC ENGINE, S/N 12096-50. A M OR D REPORT HAS BEEN SUBMITTED BY THE OPERATOR.

Other reports on N309VS · 3

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