# Accident 19930820030049A: Gulstm AA5B, Westerly, RI, August 20, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1993, 11:15 local time
- Place: Westerly, RI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3733° N, 71.8068° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Westerly, RI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3733&lon=-71.8068&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1547R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1547R-1994-03-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B (registry code 3960105, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA5B
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 150 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC93LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA164) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930820030049A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED PARTIAL POWER LOSS ON TAKEOFF. BANKED TO LAND IN SMALL FIELD. AIRCRAFT CAUGHT FIRE DURING FORCED LANDING.

## 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 NYC93LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA164), Aug 20, 1993: Grumman American AA-5B (N1547R), Westerly, RI, destroyed. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, and the subsequent forced landing and collision with soft terrain.

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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