# Incident 19980714028449I: Gulstm 680FL, Aurora, NE, July 14, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1998, 00:01 local time
- Place: Aurora, NE
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: JDWA
- Location: 40.8639° N, 98.0070° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aurora, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8639&lon=-98.0070&mi=10
- Aircraft: N309VS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N309VS) (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 IGSO540B1C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980714028449I

## Narrative

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

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.

- [Incident 19981012033919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981012033919I), Oct 12, 1998: Gulstm 680FL (N309VS), Omaha, NE. On 10/12/98, approximately 2315 CDT, N309VS departed Eppley Airfield, Omaha, NE, while engaged in FAR 135 cargo operations for suburban air freight inc.…
- [Incident 19941007039349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941007039349I), Oct 7, 1994: Gulstm 680FL (N309VS), Cedar Rapids, IA, Minor damage. Flew into flock of two to ten mallard ducks. Cracked right windshield. Returned to Iowa city.
- [Incident 19920921043779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920921043779I), Sep 21, 1992: Gulstm 685 (N309VS), Cedar Rapids, IA. Pilot made an uneventful landing after advising tower he had shut down NR2 engine. NR5 cylinder had failed.

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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