# Accident 19880116000649A: Gulstm AA5A, Elbert, CO, January 16, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 1988, 19:30 local time
- Place: Elbert, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2195° N, 104.5306° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2195&lon=-104.5306&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9937U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9937U-2013-05-31) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 266 total, 98 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN88FA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88FA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880116000649A

## Narrative

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

VFR PILOT FLEW INTO THE SIDE OF A CLOUD OBSCURED MOUNTAIN AT CRUISE ALTITUDE.

## 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 DEN88FA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88FA054), Jan 17, 1988: Gulfstream American AA-5A (N9937U), Elbert, CO, destroyed, 3 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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