# Accident 19891105065529A: Gulstm AA5B, Windmill Point, VA, November 5, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 1989, 12:00 local time
- Place: Windmill Point, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N4519L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4519L-1999-03-24) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 47 total, 47 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO90LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90LA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891105065529A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED LOST OIL PRESSURE, ENGINE SEIZED, DITCHED IN BAY. WAS 180 DEGREES OFF COURSE ON SOLO CROSSCOUNTRY.

## 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 BFO90LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90LA007), Nov 5, 1989: Gulfstream American AA-5B (N4519L), Windmill Point, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO OIL STARVATION.

## Other reports on N4519L (2)

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

- [Incident 19890803046349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890803046349I), Aug 3, 1989: Gulstm AA5B (N4519L), Marietta, PA, Substantial damage. Noticed weak right brake during preflight. Taxied to hanger. Nose wheel cocked to left and he hit parked aircraft.
- [Incident 19870316012619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870316012619I), Mar 16, 1987: Gulstm AA5B (N4519L), Marietta, PA. Hard landing caused nose gear to collapse.

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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