# Accident 19890906033909A: Gulstm AA5B, California City, CA, September 6, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 1989, 10:09 local time
- Place: California City, CA
- Airport: California City Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1499° N, 117.9197° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1499&lon=-117.9197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28493, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28493-1990-08-23) (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: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 93 total, 93 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89FA296](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89FA296) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890906033909A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE MISFIRING ON CLIMBOUT CIRCLED TO LAND TWICE. THIRD TRY STALLED TRYING TO ALIGN RUNWAY. WORN OUT SPARK PLUGS.

## 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 LAX89FA296](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89FA296), Sep 6, 1989: Grumman AA-5B (N28493), California City, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE STUDENT PILOT TO MAINTAIN A PROPER AIRSPEED WHILE MANEUVERING FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE PARTIAL ENGINE POWER LOSS, WHICH WAS DUE TO IMPROPER…

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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