# Accident 19900911038939A: Gulstm AA5B, Beachwood, OH, September 11, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1990, 15:20 local time
- Place: Beachwood, OH
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4702° N, 81.4995° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4702&lon=-81.4995&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74242, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74242-1991-06-06) (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 O360*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90DEI02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90DEI02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900911038939A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED NEAR DESTINATION,STRUCK REAR OF VEHICLE ON FREEWAY. ENGINE HAD UNDETERMINED INTERNAL FAILURE.

## 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 NYC90DEI02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90DEI02), Sep 11, 1990: Grumman AA5B (N74242), Beachwood, OH, destroyed. Probable cause: THE ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO AN IMPROPER ENGINE OVERHAUL PERFORMED BY UNQUALIFIED PERSONS. THE UNSUITABLE TERRAIN WAS A FACTOR.

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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