# Accident 19870720065549A: Gulstm AA5B, South Lake Taho, CA, July 20, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1987, 16:47 local time
- Place: South Lake Taho, CA
- Airport: Lake Tahoe
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8939° N, 119.9953° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAKE TAHOE (TVL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8939&lon=-119.9953&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28452, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28452-1997-02-18) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 268 total, 147 in this make and model, 76 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87LA273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA273) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870720065549A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT HIT A TRANSFORMER WHEN THE RIGHT BRAKE FAILED DURING TAXI. WORN PADS ALLOWED PISTON PAST SEALS.

## 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 LAX87LA273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA273), Jul 20, 1987: Grumman AA-5B (N28452), Lake Tahoe, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N28452 (1)

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

- [Accident 19960707016259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960707016259A), Jul 7, 1996: Gulstm AA5B (N28452), St Maries, ID, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Observed low passes steep turns at tree level. Hit powerline. Burned on impact. High level recent use marijuana.

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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