# Accident 19880323006379A: Gulstm AA5A, Union City, CA, March 23, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 1988, 07:45 local time
- Place: Union City, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5996° N, 122.0202° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5996&lon=-122.0202&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26851, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26851-1990-03-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gulfstream American AA-5A (registry code 3970104, https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-american-aa-5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA5A
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 523 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA133) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880323006379A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT WING SEVERED BY POWER POLE, AIRCRAFT CRASHED AND BURNED. PILOT HAD BEEN FLYING UNDER LOW CEILING IN FOG.

## 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 LAX88LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA133), Mar 23, 1988: Gulfstream American AA5A (N26851), Union City, CA, destroyed, 1 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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