# Incident 19961111040389I: Gulstm AA5B, Imperial, NE, November 11, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 1996, 13:47 local time
- Place: Imperial, NE
- Airport: Imperial Municipal Airport
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5103° N, 101.6201° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at IMPERIAL MUNI (IML), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5103&lon=-101.6201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74100, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N74100) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961111040389I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: DURING CROSS-COUNTRY VFR FLIGHT, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE AND MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT IMPERIAL, NE. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND A CRACKED INSULATOR ON THE BOTTOM SPARK PLUG ON #2 CYLINDER WHICH WAS CAUSING THE PLUG TO INTERMITTENTLY GROUND. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N74100 (1)

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

- [Incident 19790217006459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790217006459I), Feb 17, 1979: Gulstm AA5B (N74100), Emporia, KS, Minor damage. 5 Feet snow wind row between runway edge and lights caused pilot to lose visual cues at night. Struck snowbank.

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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