# Accident 19880901036829A: Gulstm AA5B, Chicago/Schaumb, IL, September 1, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1988, 22:00 local time
- Place: Chicago/Schaumb, IL
- Airport: Schaumburg Air Park Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0606° N, 88.2004° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0606&lon=-88.2004&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
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,134 total, 912 in this make and model, 67 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA229) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880901036829A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A TREE, LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED TRYING TO LAND AT UNLIGHTED AIRPORT. PILOT KNEW BY NOTAM LIGHTS WERE OUT.

## 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 CHI88LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA229), Sep 2, 1988: Grumman AA-5B (N28774), Schaumburg, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N28774 (1)

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

- [Incident 19880403043269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880403043269I), Apr 3, 1988: Gulstm AA5B (N28774), New York, NY. Missed two approaches to farmingdale. Declared fuel emergency. Landed at La Guardia Airport.

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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