# Accident 19870308047729A: Gulstm AA5, Flint, MI, March 8, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 1987, 22:07 local time
- Place: Flint, MI
- Airport: Bishop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0100° N, 83.6899° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0100&lon=-83.6899&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5896L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5896L-1989-08-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American AA-5 (registry code 0631410, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA5
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2G
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 423 total, 353 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI87LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA094) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870308047729A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE FAILED FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON A HIGHWAY, HITTING A GUARDRAIL AND A BRIDGE.

## 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 CHI87LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA094), Mar 9, 1987: American AA5 (N5896L), Flint, MI, substantial damage

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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