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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Gulstm AA-5B · Frazier Park, CA · February 27, 1988

Date
February 27, 1988 · 13:00 local
Place
Frazier Park, CA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N74236
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX88FA118
Reported as
Gulstm AA5B
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4K
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
4,000 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Flew into side of a cloud obscured mountain. Was advised VFR not recommended. Prior backfire fire, worn accl pump.

As the FAA filed it

FLEW INTO SIDE OF A CLOUD OBSCURED MOUNTAIN. WAS ADVISED VFR NOT RECOMMENDED. PRIOR BACKFIRE FIRE, WORN ACCL PUMP.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.