NTSB investigations: Gulfstream American AA-5B

5 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Gulfstream American AA-5B, where the first occurrence was “Loss of control - in flight”. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.

Cases per year

19822026
NTSB investigations: Gulfstream American AA-5B per year, 1982–2026: 5 cases
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19851
19881
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duckdb -csv -c "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 c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('3970106')
      AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o.\"occurrenceNumber\" = 1 AND o.\"occurrenceCode\" = 250))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB LAX94LA258Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman AA-5B · Apple Valley, CAthe pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed in the takeoff initial climb and the resultant inadvertent entry into a stall/mush condition. High density altitude and downdraft conditions were factors in the accident.Jun 18, 1994 · N4553R · Substantial damageNTSB NYC91LA221Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman AA5B · Hampton, NHThe pilot rotated the airplane prematurely, resulting in an inadvertent stall at too low an altitude to allow recovery. Factors related to the accident were, the pilot's complacency, failure to determine the airplane's performance capabilities prior to take…Aug 25, 1991 · N4518B · Substantial damageNTSB NYC88LA135Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman AA5B · Morristown, NJA loss of control due to improper technique after a bounced landing. Contributing was the second pilot also attempting to correct the situation.Apr 30, 1988 · N4557Q · Substantial damageNTSB NYC85FNA01Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportGulfstream AA-5B · Boxborough, MAThe pilot made six attempts at landing with a left crosswind of 24 knots. On the last attempt he was observed to lose control and crash into the trees off he departure end of the runway. The aircraft burnded and the pilot received serious injuries.Jun 1, 1985 · N4523B · DestroyedNTSB SEA82DA061Accident · No injuriesFinal reportGrumman AA-5B · Sunriver, ORAfter terminating his first approach in a go-around the pilot commenced a second approach. Just before touchdown the pilot stated that a gust of wind shoved the plane to the left. The pilot attempted to abort the landing by adding full power but the aircraft…May 2, 1982 · N4518U · Substantial damage