# Accident 19900429011969A: Gulstm AA5B, Fredericksburg, PA, April 29, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 1990, 19:15 local time
- Place: Fredericksburg, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4497° N, 76.4209° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4497&lon=-76.4209&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74312, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74312-1990-11-21) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90FA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90FA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900429011969A

## Narrative

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

NO WEATHER BRIEF. ENCOUNTERED IFR EN ROUTE. LOST CONTROL. CRASHED ON A RIDGE.

## 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 NYC90FA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90FA099), Apr 29, 1990: Grumman AA-5B (N74312), Fredericksburg, PA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT BY THE PILOT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), AND HIS FAILURE (OR INABILITY) TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AFTER BECOMING SPATIALLY DISORIENTED. FACTORS…

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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