# Accident 19881009045989A: Gulstm AA5B, Wrightstown, NJ, October 9, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 1988, 09:15 local time
- Place: Wrightstown, NJ
- Airport: Mcguire Afb
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0156° N, 74.5917° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Mc Guire Air Force Base (WRI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0156&lon=-74.5917&mi=10
- Aircraft: N666GA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N666GA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gulfstream American AA-5B (registry code 3970106, https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-american-aa-5b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA5B
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 341 total, 26 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC89LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881009045989A

## Narrative

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

BECAME FATIGUED TRYING TO HAND START ENGINE DUE LOW BATTERY. ALLOWED PASSENGER TO TRY. ENGINE STARTED. HIT BY PROP.

## 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 NYC89LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA008), Oct 9, 1988: American AA-5B (N666GA), Wrightstown, NJ, no damage

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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