# Accident 19981029030919A: Gulstm AA5A, Scott, AR, October 29, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 1998, 10:30 local time
- Place: Scott, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6796° N, 92.1195° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6796&lon=-92.1195&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9956U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9956U-2001-01-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5A (registry code 3960106, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA5A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW99LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981029030919A

## Narrative

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

ACFT LOST ENGINE POWER AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A BEAN FIELD. (-23) ON OCTOBER 29, 1998, AT APPROXIMATELY 099-0930, A GRUMAN ASAA, N9956U, REGISTERED TO CHEETAH AVIATION, LOST ENGINE POWER DURING CRUISE ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT, VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, THE PILOT AND 2 PASSENGERS SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT GREENVILLE, MISSISSIPPI.

## 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 FTW99LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA017), Oct 29, 1998: Grumman American AA-5A (N9956U), Scott, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The disengagement of the crankshaft gear due to the maintenance personnel not installing the gear lockplate at the last engine overhaul, resulting in the loosening of the gear retaining bolt, and the…

## Other reports on N9956U (1)

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

- [Incident 19780214006579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780214006579I), Feb 14, 1978: Gulstm AA5 (N9956U), St Petersburg, FL, Minor damage. Pilot landed long and fast. Pilot turned onto grass to avoid going off the runway end and seawall.

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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