# Accident 19870915053019A: Gulstm AA5, Corpus Christi, TX, September 15, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 1987, 19:40 local time
- Place: Corpus Christi, TX
- Airport: Padre Island
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.7303° N, 97.3898° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7303&lon=-97.3898&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6035L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6035L-1989-11-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American AA-5 (registry code 0631410, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA5
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2G
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 688 total, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW87FA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87FA219) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870915053019A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT SPUN IN DURING A HAMMERHEAD STALL AT LOW ALTITUDE. AIRCRAFT OVER GROSS WEIGHT AND BEYOND AFT CG.

## 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 FTW87FA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87FA219), Sep 16, 1987: Grumman American AA-5A (N6035L), Corpus Christi, TX, destroyed, 4 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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