# NTSB NYC88LA016: Gulfstream American AA-5B, N333FG, Barre, MA, October 25, 1987

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: October 24, 1987, 20:40 local (Oct 25, 1987, 00:40 UTC)
- Place: Barre, MA
- Location: 42.3636° N, 72.1131° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from NTSB’s distance and direction from Tanner Hiller Airport (8B5), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3636&lon=-72.1131&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 16, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 36041
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC88LA016
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/36041/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA016

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(total) - mech failure/malf, descent - normal
  - weather condition - carburetor icing conditions (contributing factor)
  - carburetor heat - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- In flight collision with object, descent - emergency
  - aircraft weight and balance - exceeded, pilot in command
  - object - tree(s) (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN WHEN IT EXPERIENCED A POWER LOSS. THE PLT MADE AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING IN A WOODED AREA. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS IN A SLIP PRIOR TO AND AT THE TIME OF THE REPORTED POWER LOSS. THE FAA REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE TESTED SATISFACTORILY AFTER THE ACCIDENT AND THAT NO PROBLEMS WERE FOUND WITH THE ENGINE OR AIRFRAME. IN ADDITION, THEY REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF 207 LBS OVER ITS MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE TAKEOFF GROSS WEIGHT FOR A 50 MINUTE FLIGHT. CONDITIONS WERE CONDUCIVE TO CARBURETOR ICING.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N333FG](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N333FG-1989-03-16), registration cancelled 1989-03-16, S/N AA5B0909 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Gulfstream American AA-5B
- Registry model: [Grumman American Avn. AA-5B](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5b) (registry code 3960105) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: AA5B0909
- Engines: LYCOMING O-360-A4K 180 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Triple 3 Aviation
- Registered owner: P. B. Aviation, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: FARMINGDALE, NY
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: 8B5, Tanner-Hiller, runway 24, 2,810 × 40 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 32; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 97 total, 3 in this make and model, 48 as pilot in command, 20 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/dark
- Wind: 190° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 4,500 ft overcast
- Temperature: 54 °F, dew point 37 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: ORH, 12 nm away

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19871024083159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871024083159A), Oct 24, 1987: Gulstm AA5B, Barre/Barree Pl, MA, Substantial damage. Power loss in pattern. Landed off airport. Was 200LBS over gross weight on takeoff. Carb icing in area.

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.

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