# Incident 19880902053019I: Gulstm AA5, Falmouth, MA, September 2, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1988, 12:30 local time
- Place: Falmouth, MA
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5512° N, 70.6087° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Falmouth, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5512&lon=-70.6087&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5414L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5414L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5 (registry code 3960104, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880902053019I

## Narrative

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

N5414L REPORTED FLYING VERY LOW OVER CHAPOQUIOT BEACH. PASSES AND MANEUVERS FOR 30 MINUTES. PILOTS IDENTITY UNKNOWN

## Other reports on N5414L (1)

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

- [Accident 19750411007869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750411007869A), Apr 11, 1975: Grumav AA5 (N5414L), Tewksbury, MA, Substantial damage. Monocular vision. Plt saw truck and man waving thought he had adequate clearance.

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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