# Accident 19870525015469A: Gulstm 114, Los Gatos, CA, May 25, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 1987, 16:24 local time
- Place: Los Gatos, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2201° N, 121.9896° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2201&lon=-121.9896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N114CH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N114CH-1988-10-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International 114 (registry code 7630314, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-114) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 114
- Reported engine: LYC IO540T4A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,070 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87FA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87FA212) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870525015469A

## Narrative

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

VFR PILOT FLYING IN IFR CONDITIONS CRASHED INTO A HILL IN A WING LEVEL ATTITUDE. PILOT KNOWN AS A DAREDEVIL TYPE.

## 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 LAX87FA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87FA212), May 25, 1987: Rockwell 114 (N114CH), Los Gatos, CA, destroyed, 1 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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