# Accident 19870526016059A: Gulstm AA5A, Malakoff, TX, May 26, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1987, 19:30 local time
- Place: Malakoff, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1708° N, 96.0098° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1708&lon=-96.0098&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26378, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26378-1991-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5A (registry code 3960106, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA5A
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 175 total, 7 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW87FA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87FA130) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870526016059A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW87FA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87FA130), May 27, 1987: Grumman AA5A (N26378), Malakoff, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N26378 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19810612043179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810612043179I), Jun 12, 1981: Grumav AA5A (N26378), Columbia, MO, Minor damage. Za pilot noted left wing deform in area of fuel tank. Fuel selector changed to right tank. Found mud in left vent.
- [Incident 19780917019389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780917019389I), Sep 17, 1978: Gulstm AA5A (N26378), Ft Worth, TX, Minor damage. Pilot flared too soon onlanding, tail struck runway.

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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