# Accident 19900519016709A: Gulstm AA5A, Plainefiled, MA, May 19, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1990, 13:40 local time
- Place: Plainefiled, MA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N26302, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26302-1993-08-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5A (registry code 3960106, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA5A
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 125 total, 11 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900519016709A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT EN ROUTE. STALL LANDED AFTER CLEARING TREES. FUEL SELECTOR ON RIGHT EMPTY TANK. FUEL IN LEFT TANK.

## 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 NYC90LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA119), May 19, 1990: Grumman American AA5-A (N26302), Plainfield, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO SWITCH THE FUEL SELECTOR TO THE PROPER TANK. A FACTOR TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS NEAR THE FIELD.

## Other reports on N26302 (1)

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

- [Accident 19790811025489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790811025489A), Aug 11, 1979: Gulstm AA5A (N26302), Brenham, TX, Substantial damage. Oper. Acft near thunderstorm. Downdraft forced acft into cloud & uncontrolled decent. Recovery made, landed safely.

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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