# Accident 19871122066539A: Gulstm AA5, Thomson, GA, November 22, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 22, 1987, 15:30 local time
- Place: Thomson, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4609° N, 82.4996° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4609&lon=-82.4996&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7109L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7109L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5 (registry code 3960104, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA5
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 196 total, 150 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL88LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871122066539A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK POWERLINES WHILE MANEUVERING AT A LOW ALTITUDE. WAS ABLE TO RETURN TO AIRPORT AND LAND.

## 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 ATL88LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA041), Nov 22, 1987: Grumman AA-5A (N7109L), Thomson, GA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7109L (2)

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

- [Incident 20090722014559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090722014559I), Jul 22, 2009: Amrgen AA5 (N7109L), New Smyrna Bea, FL, Minor damage. (-23) On July 22, 2009, at approximately 1900 EDT, a gruman tiger, model AA-5, N7109L, serial # AA5-0409, departed ormond Beach municipal airport, ormond,…
- [Accident 19740616017909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740616017909A), Jun 16, 1974: Grumav AA5 (N7109L), Chula Vista, CA, Substantial damage. Eng pwr loss due fatigue carb heat ctl cable.

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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