19870526016059A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Gulstm AA-5A · Malakoff, TX · May 26, 1987

Date
May 26, 1987 · 19:30 local
Place
Malakoff, TX
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N26378
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW87FA130
Reported as
Gulstm AA5A
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2G
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
175 total7 in this make and model43 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine quit. Forced landing on a dam. Bounced. Came to rest in the lake. An exhaust valve failure was reponsible.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT. FORCED LANDING ON A DAM. BOUNCED. CAME TO REST IN THE LAKE. AN EXHAUST VALVE FAILURE WAS REPONSIBLE.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N26378 · 2

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