# Accident 19900430011989A: Gulstm AA5, Port Orchard, WA, April 30, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 1990, 14:40 local time
- Place: Port Orchard, WA
- Airport: Port Orchard Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.5402° N, 122.5800° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5402&lon=-122.5800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7127L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7127L-2014-11-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5 (registry code 3960104, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA5
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 30 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA90LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900430011989A

## Narrative

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

MADE LOW PASS TO CHECK RUNWAY. ENGINE ROUGHENED,LOST POWER. CRASH LANDED. HAD WRONG,DEFECTIVE CARBURETOR INSTALLED.

## 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 SEA90LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA070), Apr 30, 1990: Grumman AA-5 (N7127L), Port Orchard, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE, AND THE INSTALLATION OF AN IMPROPER CARBURETOR. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PRESENCE OF TREES AND STUMPS IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA.

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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