# Accident 19910720028929A: Gulstm AA5, Oakland, MD, July 20, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1991, 14:45 local time
- Place: Oakland, MD
- Airport: Greater Gortner Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4100° N, 79.4100° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4100&lon=-79.4100&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9599L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9599L-2013-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5 (registry code 3960104, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-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 O320E3D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 158 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO91LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91LA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910720028929A

## Narrative

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

STALLED AND CRASHED ON SHORT FINAL THUNDERSTORM NEAR AIRPORT AND REPORT OF WINDSHEAR.

## 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 BFO91LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91LA070), Jul 20, 1991: Grumman AA5 (N9599L), Oakland, MD, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL.

## Other reports on N9599L (1)

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

- [Accident 19740930033589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740930033589A), Sep 30, 1974: Grumav AA5 (N9599L), Yukon, OK, Substantial damage. Selector on r tank. Aftr acdt,tank empty,gage read 3/4 full. Instr didn't pre-flt fuel sys.

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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