# NTSB FTW89LA077: Gulfstream 680FLP, N721F, Lohn, TX, April 1, 1989

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: April 1, 1989, 00:00 local (06:00 UTC)
- Place: Lohn, TX
- Location: 31.3238° N, 99.4101° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lohn, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3238&lon=-99.4101&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 2, 1990
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 22852
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW89LA077
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/22852/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA077

## Probable cause

ARSON UNDERTAKEN TO CONCEAL ILLEGAL ACTIVITY.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Fire, standing - engine(s) not operating
  - sabotage - performed, unknown (cause)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N721F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N721F-2014-11-13), registration cancelled 2014-11-13, S/N 680FLP-1471-2, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULFSTREAM 680FLP
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 680FL P](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680fl-p) (registry code 0141610) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IGSO-540-B1A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-igso-540-b1a) (registry code 41535, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 680FLP-14712
- Engines: LYCOMING IGS0-540-B1A 380 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Other work use, Part 91
- Registered owner: Tempest Development Co., Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: NONE, UNKNOWN
- Destination: NONE, UNKNOWN

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; medical: unknown, unknown

## Weather

- Conditions: Not reported

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19890401005199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890401005199A), Apr 1, 1989: Gulstm 680FLP, Lohn, TX, Destroyed. Farmer found aircraft destroyed by fire in his field. Indicates illegal activity and destroyed by operators.

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.

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