# Accident 20061015021169A: Gulstm 690A, Antlers, OK, October 15, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 2006, 13:13 local time
- Place: Antlers, OK
- Airport: Antlers Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1808° N, 95.7072° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1808&lon=-95.7072&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55JS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55JS-2009-11-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 690A (registry code 0141722, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-690a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Garrett TPE331-10T (registry code 29065, https://openairdocs.org/engine/garrett-tpe331-10t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 690A
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE33110
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW07FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07FA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061015021169A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCTOBER 15, 1006 AT 1303 CDT, A TWIN COMMANDER 690A, N55JS IMPACTED TERRAIN AFTER DEPARTING CONTROLLED FLIGHT THREE MILES WEST OF ANTLERS, OK. REVIEW OF ATC VOICE RECORDING INDICATES THAT THE PILOT WAS ADVISED OF AN AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY PRECIPITATION IN THE VICINITY OF THE DIRECTION OF FLIGHT. REVIEW OF RADAR DATA INDICATES THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT FL 230. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN A LEFT DESCENDING TURN WITH THE LAST REPORTED ALTITUDE INDICATING 15,000 FEET. THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO BREAK APART IN FLIGHT, AT AN ALTITUDE OF 23,000 TO 20,000 FEET, WEST OF ANTLERS, OK ON A HEADING OF APPROXIMATELY 165 DEGREES. A DEBRIS PATH WAS FOUND ON A HEADING OF 165 DEGREES STARTING APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES WEST/NORTHWEST OF ANTLERS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. THE BEGINNING OF THE DEBRIS PATH WAS APPROXIMATELY 1/4 MILE WIDE, 2.71 MILES LONG AND THE SOUTHEAST END OF THE DEBRIS PATH WAS APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE WIDE. THE CABIN SECTION WAS FOUND AGAINST A TREE WITH THE NOSE ON A 210 DEGREE HEADING. THE EMPENNAGE WAS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 250 YARDS TO THE NORTHWEST OF THE CABIN SECTION ON ABOUT THE SAME COMPASS HEADING. THE RIGHT WING WITH THE ENGINE WAS LOCATED 80 YARDS EAST OF EMPENNAGE. THE LEFT WING WITHOUT THE ENGINE WAS FOUND 800 YARDS NORTHWEST OF THE EMPENNAGE. THE LEFT ENGINE WAS FOUND 400 YARDS EAST OF THE CABIN SECTION. THE VERTICAL STABILIZER, THE RUDDER, AND ONE PROP BLADE AND OTHER PARTS WERE FOUND UP TO 2.71 MILES NORTHWEST OF THE CABIN SECTION. THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WITH THE STRUCTURAL BULKHEADS THAT IT IS SECURED TO WAS FOUND ONE AND 1/2 MILES NORTHWEST OF CABIN. A REVIEW OF AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE DID NOT REVEAL ANY PRE-EXISTING ABNORMALITIES. THERE WERE 4 SOULS ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT, ALL WERE FATALLY INJURED. 2 SOULS WERE FOUND IN THE CABIN SECTION AND 2 SOULS WERE FOUND OUTSIDE OF THE CABIN SECTION.

## 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 DFW07FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07FA004), Oct 15, 2006: Aero Commander 690A (N55JS), Antlers, OK, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to reduce airspeed while operating in an area of moderate turbulence, resulting in an in-flight break up. Contributing factors were the pilot's decision to exceed the maximum…

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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