# NTSB investigations: Gulfstream American AA-5B, 1989

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB BFO90LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90LA007.md): Gulfstream American AA-5B · Windmill Point, VA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 5, 1989 · N4519L · Substantial damage
  > Loss of engine power due to oil starvation.
- [NTSB NYC89LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA210.md): Grumman AA-5B · South Harpswell, ME · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 4, 1989 · N4554L · Substantial damage
  > A delay by the pilot in aborting a late go-around. Factors related to the accident were: the pilot's improper flare for landing, his improper recovery from the subsequent bounced landing, and tree(s) near the runway.
- [NTSB MKC89LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA113.md): American AA5-B · Valentine, NE · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 24, 1989 · N45278 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot delayed initiating a go-around after not attaining a proper touchdown point during the approach to land. Contributing factors were the high density altitude and the trees off the departure end of the runway.
- [NTSB ATL89LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA126.md): Grumman AA-5B · Siler City, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 13, 1989 · N28990 · Substantial damage
  > Improper engine overhaul procedures which resulted in the catastrophic failure of the engine crankshaft. Contributing to the accident was the lack of a suitable forced landing area.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE year(c."eventDate") = 1989
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('3970106'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=3970106&year=1989

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