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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Gulstm AA-5B · Polk, LA · July 11, 1997

Date
July 11, 1997 · 13:47 local
Place
Polk, LA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N81155
Reported as
Gulstm AA5B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: pilot called Polk approach, stated oil pressure low, then engine seized, made emergency approach/landing into field. Military helicopter found aircraft, pilot. Pilot was not injured, aircraft had minor damage.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: PILOT CALLED POLK APPROACH, STATED OIL PRESSURE LOW, THEN ENGINE SEIZED, MADE EMERGENCY APPROACH/LANDING INTO FIELD. MILITARY HELICOPTER FOUND AIRCRAFT, PILOT. PILOT WAS NOT INJURED, AIRCRAFT HAD MINOR DAMAGE.