# Accident 19870706032469A: Gulstm AA5B, Abingdon, VA, July 6, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1987, 11:00 local time
- Place: Abingdon, VA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7067° N, 81.9716° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Abingdon, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7067&lon=-81.9716&mi=10
- Aircraft: N19SM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19SM-2013-04-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B (registry code 3960105, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA5B
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO87FA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO87FA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870706032469A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED ON A MOUNTAIN. STRUCK TREES PRIOR TO GROUND IMPACT. GROUND FIRE DESTROYED AIRCRAFT. FOG COVERED MOUNTAIN.

## 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 BFO87FA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO87FA046), Jul 6, 1987: Grumman AA-5B (N19SM), Abingdon, VA, 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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