# Accident 19860901043319A: Gulstm AA5A, Sanford, ME, September 1, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1986, 17:45 local time
- Place: Sanford, ME
- Airport: Sanford Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4392° N, 70.7742° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sanford, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4392&lon=-70.7742&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26784, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26784) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gulfstream American AA-5A (registry code 3970104, https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-american-aa-5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA5A
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 400 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC86LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA226) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860901043319A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK WIRES DURING A FORCED LANDING DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE. CAUSE OF POWER LOSS IS UNDETERMINED.

## 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 NYC86LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA226), Sep 1, 1986: Grumman AA-5A (N26784), So. Berwick, ME, substantial damage

## Other reports on N26784 (4)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20050721017339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050721017339A), Jul 21, 2005: Amrgen AA5A (N26784), Schroon Lake, NY, Substantial damage. (-23) On July 21, 2005 at 0930 a gruman AA5A piloted by the pilot [privacy data omitted] landed long at Schroon Lake, NY (4B7). The pilot [privacy data…
- [Incident 19930103002739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930103002739I), Jan 3, 1993: Gulstm AA5A (N26784), Bridgeport, CT. Left wing flap would not retract on instructional flight. Landed at Bridgeport safely. Left wing flap control faulty
- [Accident 19810716042349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810716042349A), Jul 16, 1981: Grumav AA5A (N26784), Juneau, WI, Substantial damage. Student allowed wing-tip to strike ground on a go-around from a bad landing.
- [Incident 19800910070039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800910070039I), Sep 10, 1980: Gulstm AA5A (N26784), Juneau, WI, Minor damage. Pilot overshot short runway, landed one third down runway, down slope, loose gravel on runway.

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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