# Accident 19931114042649A: Gulstm AA5B, Sterling, MA, November 14, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 14, 1993, 10:30 local time
- Place: Sterling, MA
- Airport: Sterling Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4259° N, 71.7929° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at STERLING (3B3), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4259&lon=-71.7929&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28215, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28215-1994-02-17) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 348 total, 348 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO94LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931114042649A

## Narrative

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

SEVERE VIBRATION. MADE HIGH FAST APPROACH TO NEARBY 3B3. LANDED LONG RAN OFF INTO A CULVERT. EXHAUST VALVE CRACKED.

## 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 BFO94LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA010), Nov 14, 1993: Gulfstream American AA-5B (N28215), Sterling, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: SEPARATION OF THE NUMBER ONE EXHAUST VALVE DUE TO FATIGUE CRACKING WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. OTHER RELATED FACTORS WERE MISJUDGMENT OF ALTITUDE AND AIRSPEED BY THE PILOT RESULTING IN ON…

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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