# Accident 19901208053292A: Gulstm AA5A, Joilet, IL, December 8, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 1990, 13:20 local time
- Place: Joilet, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5191° N, 88.1202° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5191&lon=-88.1202&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26686 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA5A
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 121 total, 112 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901208053292A

## Narrative

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

LEVEL FLIGHT SAW N48779 AT LAST MINUTE. TRIED EVASIVE ACT ION BUT OUTER WING WAS CUT OPEN ON IMPACT.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N48779, Cessna 152: [Accident 19901208053291A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901208053291A)

## 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 CHI91LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA043), Dec 8, 1990: Grumman American AA-5A (N26686), Joliet, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT BY THE PILOTS OF BOTH AIRCRAFT, WHICH RESULTED IN THEIR FAILURE TO SEE-AND-AVOID EACH OTHER'S AIRCRAFT.

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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