# Accident 19901014045029A: Gulstm AA5, Cape Coral, FL, October 14, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 1990, 17:56 local time
- Place: Cape Coral, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.5505° N, 82.0203° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5505&lon=-82.0203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5825L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5825L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American AA-5 (registry code 0631410, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 286 total, 38 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA91LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901014045029A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE VIBRATION AND LOST POWER. OVERSHOT FIELD IN RESIDENTIAL AREA AND STRUCK A HOUSE. AN EXHAUST VALVE HAD FAILED

## 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 MIA91LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA010), Oct 14, 1990: American AA-5 (N5825L), Cape Coral, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, CAUSED BY MECHANICAL FAILURE OF THE NUMBER 3 CYLINDER ENGINE EXHAUST VALVE, FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON.

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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