# Accident 19930918034869A: Gulstm AA5B, Aurora, IL, September 18, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 1993, 10:30 local time
- Place: Aurora, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0595° N, 87.9896° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0595&lon=-87.9896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55VL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55VL-1993-11-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gulfstream American AA-5B (registry code 3970106, https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-american-aa-5b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA5B
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93LA365](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA365) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930918034869A

## Narrative

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

LOUD NOISE AND ENGINE VIBRATION. CUT POWER. NOSED OVER LANDING. LOST 13INCHES ONE PROP BLADE. PROP PRIOR REWORKED.

## 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 CHI93LA365](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA365), Sep 18, 1993: Grumman AA5B (N55VL), Aurora, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the fatigue failure and separation of a portion of propeller blade during cruise flight. Related factors are the damage to the flat face of the blade, and inadequate maintenance inspection of the…

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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