# Accident 19870823047229A: Gulstm AA5A, Tucson, AZ, August 23, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1987, 08:10 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Airport: Tucson International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1499° N, 110.9293° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1499&lon=-110.9293&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26250, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26250-1988-04-06) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 598 total, 78 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87LA312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA312) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870823047229A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILURE ON CLIMBOUT. STRUCK A POWERLINE AND A POWER POLE ON LANDING. FAILED CYLINDER HAD BOGUS ROCKER ARM.

## 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 LAX87LA312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA312), Aug 23, 1987: Gulfstream American AA-5A (N26250), Tucson, AZ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N26250 (2)

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

- [Incident 19791206046009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791206046009I), Dec 6, 1979: Gulstm AA5A (N26250), Fullerton, CA, Minor damage. Pilot approached runway too fast. Aircraft porpoised, bent nose wheel strut. Pilot then went around, landed safely.
- [Accident 19790213002909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790213002909A), Feb 13, 1979: Gulstm AA5A (N26250), Deming, NM, Substantial damage. Aircraft struck brush off side of runway on a bounce and go around

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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