# Accident 19900409007949A: Gulstm AA5B, Stone Mountain, GA, April 9, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 1990, 13:20 local time
- Place: Stone Mountain, GA
- Airport: Stone Mountain-Britt Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8042° N, 84.1714° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stone Mountain, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8042&lon=-84.1714&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74651, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74651-1991-10-17) (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: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 387 total, 2 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL90LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA094) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900409007949A

## Narrative

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

ROUGH ENGINE,TOO HIGH TO LAND ON 34.LANDED FAST AND LONG ON 17, RAN OFF INTO FENCE. HAD OIL FOULED 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 ATL90LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA094), Apr 9, 1990: Grumman AA-5B (N74651), Stone Mountain, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S MISJUDGED APPROACH WHICH RESULTED IN A LONG, FAST LANDING AND SUBSEQUENT OVERRUN OF THE DEPARTURE THRESHOLD. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO LOWER THE FLAPS AND…

## Other reports on N74651 (1)

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

- [Incident 19821107065419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821107065419I), Nov 7, 1982: Gulstm AA5B (N74651), Douglas, GA, Minor damage. Lost right brake while taxiing for takeoff with a tail wind. Ran off taxiway into a ditch. Brakes worn out.

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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