# Incident 19970409015029I: Gulstm AA5B, Cordova, IL, April 9, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 1997, 13:50 local time
- Place: Cordova, IL
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6770° N, 90.3207° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cordova, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6770&lon=-90.3207&mi=10
- Aircraft: N783AJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N783AJ) (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: 1,000 total, 960 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/19970409015029I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT WAS INFLIGHT TO MINNESOTA, WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH. THE PILOT, MR. ROBERT BURROUGHS ELECTED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING OFF AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT LANDED IN CORDOVA, IL ON A FARM. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE NOR INJURIES. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT A VALVE CRACKED IN THE #2 CYLINDER CAUSING LOSS OF COMPRESSION.

## Other reports on N783AJ (1)

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

- [Incident 19860703039939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860703039939I), Jul 3, 1986: Gulstm AA5B (N783AJ), Fullerton, CA, Minor damage. Went into drainage ditch near end of runway after landing. Brake master cylinder failed.

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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