# Accident 19870616059759A: Gulstm AA5B, Croton Fall, NY, June 16, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1987, 11:55 local time
- Place: Croton Fall, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3494° N, 73.6498° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3494&lon=-73.6498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1524R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1524R-1989-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B (registry code 3960105, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA5B
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 746 total, 500 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC87LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA175) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870616059759A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER SLOWLY EN ROUTE.FORCED LANDING IN  CITY DUMP.  CARBURETOR AIR FILTER BURNED AND PIECES FOULED CARBURETOR

## 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 NYC87LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA175), Jun 16, 1987: Grumman American AA-5B (N1524R), Croton Fall, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1524R (1)

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

- [Accident 19800716025969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800716025969A), Jul 16, 1980: Gulstm AA5B (N1524R), Columbus, OH, Substantial damage. On short final, flew into wake turbulence behind a jet liner. Crashed off edge of 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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