# Accident 19900930043269A: Gulstm AA5B, Gallatin, TN, September 30, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1990, 02:43 local time
- Place: Gallatin, TN
- Airport: Sumner County Regional Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3699° N, 86.4490° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3699&lon=-86.4490&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81099, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81099-1991-05-21) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,150 total, 332 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL90FA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90FA183) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900930043269A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL CIRCLING TO LAND AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS IN FOG. CARTWHEELED ON IMPACT.

## 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 ATL90FA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90FA183), Sep 30, 1990: Grumman AA5B (N81099), Gallatin, TN, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN THE PROPER ALTITUDE WHICH RESULTED IN THE INADVERTENT DESCENT INTO THE GROUND, AND HIS DIVERTED ATTENTION TO ANOTHER AIRPLANE. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE FOG, DARK…

## Other reports on N81099 (1)

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

- [Incident 19800627056449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800627056449I), Jun 27, 1980: Gulstm AA5B (N81099), New Branfels, TX, Minor damage. Air cleaner gasket became dislodged partially blocking the carburetor.

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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