# Accident 19930131001269A: Gulstm AA5, Lanham, MD, January 31, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 1993, 12:58 local time
- Place: Lanham, MD
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9599° N, 76.8496° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9599&lon=-76.8496&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1383R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1383R-1993-07-21) (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 AA5
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 650 total, 450 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO93LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930131001269A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE STALLED LANDING ON CITY STREET. FUEL TANK VENT CLOGGED BY INSECT NEST.

## 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 BFO93LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA024), Jan 31, 1993: Grumman American AA-5 (N1383R), Lanham, MD, destroyed. Probable cause: THE BLOCKAGE OF THE RIGHT AND LEFT FUEL VENT LINE WHICH PREVENTED THE FLOW OF FUEL TO THE ENGINE CAUSING TOTAL POWER LOSS.

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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