# Accident 19950225002599A: Gulstm AA5B, Salisbury, NC, February 25, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 1995, 10:29 local time
- Place: Salisbury, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6607° N, 80.4809° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6607&lon=-80.4809&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28815, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28815) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL95LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950225002599A

## Narrative

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

SMELLED HOT OIL ON TAKEOFF. NO OIL PRESSURE. CONTINUED TO DESTINATION. ENGINE SIEZED. OIL LINE TO OIL COOLER BROKE.

## 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 ATL95LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA055), Feb 25, 1995: Grumman AA-5B (N28815), Salisbury, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE SEPARATION OF THE OIL LINE TO THE OIL COOLER WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF ENGINE OIL AND SUBSEQUENT ENGINE SEIZURE.

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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