# Incident 19880420020959I: Gulstm GA7, Binghamton, NY, April 20, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1988, 16:00 local time
- Place: Binghamton, NY
- Airport: Edwin A Link Field-Broome Cty
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1013° N, 75.9094° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Binghamton, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1013&lon=-75.9094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N707GA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N707GA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. GA-7 (registry code 3960401, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-ga-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM GA7
- Reported engine: LYC O320D1D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880420020959I

## Narrative

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

LEFT ENGINE FAILED. DIVERTED. FOUND A BROKEN CONNECTING ROD.      .

## Other reports on N707GA (1)

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

- [Incident 19790928049949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790928049949I), Sep 28, 1979: Gulstm GA7 (N707GA), Lancaster, PA, Minor damage. VFR rated pilot got too low on an ILS approach. Hit the last set of approach lights.

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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