# Accident 19910414010262A: Gulstm AA5A, Pleasant Valley, April 14, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 1991, 15:30 local time
- Place: Pleasant Valley
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Formation Flying
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N9763U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9763U-2013-09-20) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910414010262A

## Narrative

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

TWO PILOTS AGREED FLY TOGETHER. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF N5232K TURNED INTO N9763U. BOTH ABLE LAND AT AIRPORT.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N5232K, Cessna 172P: [Accident 19910414010261A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910414010261A)

## 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 NYC91LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA113), Apr 14, 1991: Grumman American AA-5A (N9763U), Pleasant Valley, NY, destroyed. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT OF N5232K TO MAINTAIN VISUAL CONTACT AND SEPARATION WITH N9763U.

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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