# Accident 19770523029969A: Gulstm AA5, San Luis Obspo, CA, May 23, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 1977
- Place: San Luis Obspo, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Location: 35.2662° N, 120.6684° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Luis Obispo, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2662&lon=-120.6684&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81003, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81003-1977-11-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B (registry code 3960105, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 190 total, 28 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX77FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770523029969A

## Narrative

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

RECOVERY DATE 5/31/77.

## 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 LAX77FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FA047), May 23, 1977: Grum Amer AA5-B (N81003), San Luis Obspo, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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