# Accident 19870329079471A: Gulstm 112A, Dover, DE, March 29, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 1987, 15:17 local time
- Place: Dover, DE
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1574° N, 75.5242° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1574&lon=-75.5242&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1374J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1374J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International 112A (registry code 7630302, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-112a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 112A
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1D6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,416 total, 1,487 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO87LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO87LA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870329079471A

## Narrative

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

MID AIR COLLISION WITH N5216Y. PILOT STATES THAT HE WAS BEING OVERTAKEN FROM BEHIND.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N5216Y, Piper PA23250: [Accident 19870329079472A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870329079472A)

## 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 BFO87LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO87LA028), Mar 29, 1987: Rockwell 112A (N1374J), Dover, DE, minor 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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