# Accident 19880926044929A: Gulstm AA5B, Roscoe, NY, September 26, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 1988, 11:30 local time
- Place: Roscoe, NY
- Airport: Skytop Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9309° N, 74.9099° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9309&lon=-74.9099&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4518N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4518N-1992-07-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gulfstream American AA-5B (registry code 3970106, https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-american-aa-5b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA5B
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,739 total, 500 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC88LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA242) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880926044929A

## Narrative

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

PILOT BELIEVED UNABLE TO TAKE OFF DUE TO PARTIAL POWER LOSS. ABORTED AND HIT DIRT BANK AT RUNWAY END. NO DEFECTS.

## 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 NYC88LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA242), Sep 26, 1988: Gulfstream American AA-5B (N4518N), Roscoe, NY, destroyed

## Other reports on N4518N (2)

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

- [Incident 19820417017839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820417017839I), Apr 17, 1982: Grumav AA5B (N4518N), San Antonio, TX, Minor damage. Landed 20 feet short of runway on left main gear. Rolled 100 feet in grass before regaining control.
- [Incident 19810815063519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810815063519I), Aug 15, 1981: Grumav AA5B (N4518N), Port Aransas, TX, Minor damage. Crosswind landing and overshoot. Sheared nose strut.

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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