# Incident 19880403043269I: Gulstm AA5B, New York, NY, April 3, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 1988
- Place: New York, NY
- Airport: La Guardia
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7772° N, 73.8726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAGUARDIA (LGA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7772&lon=-73.8726&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28774, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28774-1994-02-11) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,020 total, 800 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880403043269I

## Narrative

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

MISSED TWO APPROACHES TO FARMINGDALE. DECLARED FUEL EMERGENCY. LANDED AT LA GUARDIA AIRPORT.

## Other reports on N28774 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19880901036829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880901036829A), Sep 1, 1988: Gulstm AA5B (N28774), Chicago/Schaumb, IL, Substantial damage. Struck a tree, lost control and crashed trying to land at unlighted airport. Pilot knew by NOTAM lights were out.

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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