# Accident 19921026047029A: Gulstm AA5B, Snow Hill, NC, October 26, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 1992, 19:57 local time
- Place: Snow Hill, NC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4490° N, 77.6708° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4490&lon=-77.6708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8869L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8869L-1994-07-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5 (registry code 3960104, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA5B
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 221 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL93FA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93FA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921026047029A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH A TREE AND TERRAIN DURING A FORCED LANDING. PILOT STATED HE HAD ENGINE FAILURE. FIRE AFTER CASH.

## 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 ATL93FA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93FA016), Oct 27, 1992: Grumman American AA-5 (N8869L), Snow Hill, NC, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO USE CARBURETOR HEAT, WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. FACTORS WERE THE CARBURETOR ICING CONDITIONS, AND THE DARK NIGHT LIGHTING CONDITIONS.

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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