# Accident 19930623019959A: Gulstm AA5A, Juneau, AK, June 23, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 1993, 16:05 local time
- Place: Juneau, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 58.5799° N, 134.7691° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.5799&lon=-134.7691&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9765U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9765U-2013-08-27) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,500 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC93LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930623019959A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER DITCHED IN CANAL OFF SHORE. PILOT BELEIVES CARBURETOR CAME LOOSE. NOT VERIFIED.

## 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 ANC93LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA101), Jun 24, 1993: Grumman American AA5A (N9765U), Comet Mine, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE UNSUITABLE TERRAIN ON WHICH AN EMERGENCY LANDING COULD BE MADE SUCCESSFULLY.

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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