# Accident 19960707016259A: Gulstm AA5B, St Maries, ID, July 7, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1996, 17:00 local time
- Place: St Maries, ID
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.1998° N, 116.5505° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1998&lon=-116.5505&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28452, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28452-1997-02-18) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA96LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960707016259A

## Narrative

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

OBSERVED LOW PASSES STEEP TURNS AT TREE LEVEL. HIT POWERLINE. BURNED ON IMPACT. HIGH LEVEL RECENT USE MARIJUANA.

## 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 SEA96LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA146), Jul 8, 1996: Grumman American AA-5B (N28452), St Maries, ID, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's impairment of judgment and performance due to a drug (marijuana), and his failure to see-and-avoid power lines. The pilot's intentional low altitude flight was a related factor.

## Other reports on N28452 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19870720065549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870720065549A), Jul 20, 1987: Gulstm AA5B (N28452), South Lake Taho, CA, Substantial damage. The aircraft hit a transformer when the right brake failed during taxi. Worn pads allowed piston past seals.

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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