# Accident 19900202001499A: Gulstm AA1, Cherokee, AL, February 2, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 1990, 15:45 local time
- Place: Cherokee, AL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7495° N, 87.9606° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7495&lon=-87.9606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5755L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5755L-1990-03-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American AA-1 (registry code 0630610, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA1
- Reported engine: LYC O235C2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL90FA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90FA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900202001499A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT DURING LOW ALTITUDE SLOW ROLLS OVER PILOT RESIDENCE. CRASHED AND BURNED. NO INVERTED FUEL SYSTEM.

## 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 ATL90FA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90FA055), Feb 2, 1990: American AA-1 (N5755L), Cherokee, AL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: CARBURETOR ICE DUE TO THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF CARBURETOR HEAT, AND FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AFTER THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE WEATHER (CARBURETOR ICING) CONDITION…

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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