# Accident 19870618020939A: Gulstm AA5, Rimrock, AZ, June 18, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 1987, 17:17 local time
- Place: Rimrock, AZ
- Airport: Rimrock
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6807° N, 111.6998° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6807&lon=-111.6998&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5438L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA5
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2G
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,950 total, 171 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87LA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA237) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870618020939A

## Narrative

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

LANDED LONG WITH TAILWIND. DELAYED GO AROUND. COLLIDED WITH GROUND. TERRAIN ROSE FASTER THAN AIRPLANE ON GO AROUND.

## 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 LAX87LA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA237), Jun 19, 1987: Grumman AA-5 (N5438L), Rimrock, AZ, substantial damage

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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