# Incident 19900809048139I: Gulstm AA5A, St Charles, MO, August 9, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1990, 14:30 local time
- Place: St Charles, MO
- Airport: St Charles County Smart Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7957° N, 90.5154° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Charles, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7957&lon=-90.5154&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9638U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9638U-2014-11-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5A (registry code 3960106, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA5A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,500 total, 3 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900809048139I

## Narrative

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

PROPELLER STRUCK GROUND WHEN PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CROSS GRASSY AREA. NOSE GEAR RAN INTO DEPRESSION HIDDEN BY GRASS.

## Other reports on N9638U (1)

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

- [Incident 19870326012919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870326012919I), Mar 26, 1987: Gulstm AA5A (N9638U), Hunter, AR, Minor damage. Struck powerlines on approach to landing.

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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