# Accident 19871215070299A: Gulstm AA5A, Rome, NY, December 15, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 1987, 11:00 local time
- Place: Rome, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.2101° N, 75.4693° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2101&lon=-75.4693&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74085, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74085-1989-09-18) (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 AA5A
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,209 total, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC88LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871215070299A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT. STRUCK TREES AND CRASHED TRYING TO MAKE AN OPEN FIELD. AN ENGINE CONNECTING ROD HAD FAILED.

## 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 NYC88LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA057), Dec 15, 1987: Grumman AA-5A (N74085), Rome, NY, destroyed

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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