# Accident 19880227009589A: Gulstm AA5B, Frazier Park, CA, February 27, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 1988, 13:00 local time
- Place: Frazier Park, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8007° N, 119.0107° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8007&lon=-119.0107&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74236, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74236-1989-03-06) (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 AA5B
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4K
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88FA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880227009589A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX88FA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA118), Feb 27, 1988: Grumman AA-5B (N74236), Frazier Park, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE PERFORMED PREVIOUS TO THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT WHICH FAILED TO IDENTIFY A FAULT WHICH RENDERED THE AIRPLANE NONAIRWORTHY. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S EXERCISE OF…

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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