# Incident 19961008043139I: Gulstm AA5B, San Antonio, TX, October 8, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 1996, 12:00 local time
- Place: San Antonio, TX
- Airport: San Antonio International
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5340° N, 98.4691° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SAN ANTONIO INTL (SAT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5340&lon=-98.4691&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4525F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4525F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gulfstream American AA-5B (registry code 3970106, https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-american-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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 550 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961008043139I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE FROM SAT ON RECREATIONAL FLIGHT, ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH. PILOT WANTED TO LAND AT RANDOLPH AFB BUT UNABLE DUE TO ENGINE SEIZURE, LANDED AT RETAMA PARK HORSE RACE TRACK. ENGINE HAD INTERNAL FAILURE.

## Other reports on N4525F (1)

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

- [Incident 19910414016019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910414016019I), Apr 14, 1991: Gulstm AA5B (N4525F), Gonzales, TX. Engine RPM did not respond to throttle. Returned to san antonio. Self locking nut missing from throttle cable.

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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