# Accident 19870425011329A: Gulstm AA5B, Eagle Lake, TX, April 25, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 1987, 09:58 local time
- Place: Eagle Lake, TX
- Airport: Eagle Lake Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5800° N, 96.3195° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5800&lon=-96.3195&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28846, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28846-2013-11-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B (registry code 3960105, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA5B
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4K
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW87FA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87FA105) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870425011329A

## Narrative

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

STALLED IN A STEEP TURN AND IMPACTED THE TERRAIN. FAILED TO MAINTAIN ENGOUGH AIRSPEED FOR DEGREE OF BANK.

## 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 FTW87FA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87FA105), Apr 25, 1987: Grumman AA-5B (N28846), Eagle Lake, TX, destroyed, 2 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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