19861121060049A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Gulstm AA5B · Fullerton, CA · November 21, 1986

Date
November 21, 1986 · 15:33 local
Place
Fullerton, CA
Airport
Fullerton Municipal
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4520D
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX87LA046
Reported as
Gulstm AA5B
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4K
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,398 total4 in this make and model278 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The engine failed in the pattern and the plane struck a tree. Water in fuel tank. Improper instructor monitoring.

As the FAA filed it

THE ENGINE FAILED IN THE PATTERN AND THE PLANE STRUCK A TREE. WATER IN FUEL TANK. IMPROPER INSTRUCTOR MONITORING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.