# Accident 19870305004609A: Gulstm STCAA5, Tucson, AZ, March 5, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 1987, 17:40 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Airport: Ryan Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1501° N, 110.9309° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1501&lon=-110.9309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9917U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM STCAA5
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2G
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 1,315 total, 1 in this make and model, 625 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87FA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87FA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870305004609A

## Narrative

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

INDICATES ENGINE WAS LOADED UP AND QUIT. MIXTURE FULL RICH AND TRAILING SMOKE. ACFT STALLED. HAS HIGH STALL SPEED.

## 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 LAX87FA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87FA135), Mar 6, 1987: Grumman American AA-5A (N9917U), Tucson, AZ, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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