# Accident 20050721014679A: Gulstm 680FL, Las Vegas, NV, July 21, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 2005, 17:00 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: North Las Vegas Air Terminal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: CMMA
- Location: 36.2039° N, 115.1881° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2039&lon=-115.1881&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7UP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7UP-2006-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 680FL (registry code 0141608, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680fl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-720 series (registry code 41546, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-720-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 680FL
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05GA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05GA243) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050721014679A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT PROPERLY CONFIGURED FOR TAKEOFF. FLAPS WERE SET AT 30 DEGREES. THE AIRPLANE LIFTED OFF FROM RUNWAY 12R AT NORTH LAS VEGAS AIRPORT PREMATURELY AND DID NOT CLIMB OUT OF GROUND EFFECT. AFTER THE PILOT RETRACTED THE GEAR, THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND WAS DESTROYED. HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS ALSO A FACTOR.

## 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 LAX05GA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05GA243), Jul 22, 2005: Aero Commander 680 FL (N7UP), Las Vegas, NV, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive selection of flaps prior to takeoff, which resulted in a failure to obtain/maintain an appropriate climb airspeed, and an inadvertent stall/mush during takeoff-initial climb. A…

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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