Gulfstream COMMANDER 690A N690MF
29 December 1988 · St. Paul, Minnesota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 29 December 1988 at about 13:00 local time, a Gulfstream COMMANDER 690A registered N690MF, operated by Great Western Aviation, was involved in an incident near St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:00
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
- Coordinates
- 44.9298, -93.0800
- Aircraft
- Gulfstream COMMANDER 690A
- Registration
- N690MF
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Great Western Aviation
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Sioux Falls
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dawn
- NTSB number
- MKC89IA048
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PIC HAD PREFLTD HIS COMMANDER TURBOPROP AND PREPARED FOR TAKEOFF FM THE ST. PAUL ARPT. DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL JUST AS THE ACFT WAS ROTATED TO TAKEOFF ATTITUDE, THE RT ENG FAILED. THE PIC EASED THE ACFT BACK TO THE RWY, REDUCED PWR AND CAME TO A STOP ON THE REMAINING RWY. WITH THE REMAINING ENG THE PIC TAXIED BACK TO THE RAMP AREA. INSP OF THE ENG REVEALED A FAILED PLENUM CHAMBER, WITH A LARGE TEAR IN THE INCONEL 718 SHEET METAL. METALLURGICAL EXAM OF THE PLENUM REVEALED MULTIPLE FATIGUE FRACTURE AREAS IN THE WELDED SEAMS. THE ENG WAS SUBSEQUENTLY INSPCTD, A SERVICEABLE PLENUM WAS USED AS A REPLACEMENT AND THE ENGINE WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Gulfstream COMMANDER accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Mar 1983 | Gulfstream COMMANDER 695 | Houston, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Mar 2003 | Gulfstream COMMANDER 695 | Ogawa Village, Japan | Asia Air Survey Co., Ltd | Fatal | 2 |
| 15 Jan 2009 | Gulfstream COMMANDER | Wray, Colorado, United States | J-W Operating Company | Fatal | 3 |
| 26 Oct 2023 | Gulfstream COMMANDER 690C | Reno, Nevada, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jan 1988 | Beechcraft A36 | St Paul, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jan 1988 | Cessna 172L | Buffalo, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jan 1988 | Cessna 172 | Red Lake Falls, Minnesota, United States | Marcel D. Vaudrin | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Jan 1988 | Piper PA-28-181 | Mankato, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Oct 1988 | Cessna 120 | St Peter, Minnesota, United States | Randell Goebel | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Oct 1988 | Piper PA-24-180 | Alexandria, Minnesota, United States | IRA Hanson | Serious injuries | - |