# Incident 19990422021479I: Gulstm G1159B, Farmington, NM, April 22, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 1999, 00:40 local time
- Place: Farmington, NM
- Airport: Four Corners Regional Airport
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7413° N, 108.2299° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FOUR CORNERS RGNL (FMN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7413&lon=-108.2299&mi=10
- Aircraft: N971EC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G1159B
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990422021479I

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 22, 1999 AT APPROX. 1240 MDT, A G1159B, N971EC LOST THE MAIN INVERTER AT CRUISE. THE CABIN PRESSURE BEGAN TO DROP AND THE CREW ELECTED TO DIVERT INTO FARMINGTON, NM FOR REPAIRS.  THE MAIN INVERTER WAS REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.  FILE CLOSED.

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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