# Accident 19800223003249A: Gulstm AA5B, Ocean Cay, Bahamas, February 23, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 1980, 11:00 local time
- Place: Ocean Cay, Bahamas
- Airport: Ocean Cay
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N81249, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81249-2014-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B (registry code 3960105, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA5B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,904 total, 1 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800223003249A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK EDGE OF DROPOFF ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY. IMPACT SEVERED LANDING GEAR. PILOT REPORTED DOWNDRAFT PRIOR TO IMPACT

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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