# Accident 19930531015699A: Gulstm AA5B, Cummings, GA, May 31, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 1993, 12:53 local time
- Place: Cummings, GA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N74092, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N74092) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B (registry code 3960105, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA5B
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 613 total, 194 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL93LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930531015699A

## Narrative

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

BELEIVED LOSING POWER ON TAKEOFF. ABORTED LATE AND CRASHED. NO ANOMALIES. CONDITIIONS GOOD FOR CARBURETOR ICING.

## 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 ATL93LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA098), May 31, 1993: Grumman AA5B (N74092), Cummings, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER RESULTING FROM THE FORMATION OF CARBURETOR ICE DURING THE GROUND OPERATION. A FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO OBTAIN A WEATHER BRIEFING.

## Other reports on N74092 (2)

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

- [Incident 20200516020829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200516020829I), May 16, 2020: Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5B (N74092), Atlanta, GA, Minor damage. N74092...a Grumman tiger touched down at pdk on rwy 21R.....when the pilot([privacy data omitted]) depressed the brakes, one of the brakes went all the way to…
- [Incident 19850310010529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850310010529I), Mar 10, 1985: Gulstm AA5B (N74092), Endicott, NY, Minor damage. Right wing was raised by gust of wind. Left wingtip contacted ground. Damage to wingtip and propeller.

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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