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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Gulstm GA-7 · Portland, TX · May 7, 1980

Date
May 7, 1980 · 20:00 local
Place
Portland, TX
Phase of flight
Unknown/Not Reported
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N710GA
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW80FAMS3
Reported as
Gulstm GA7
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Became missing, night flight. Found bodies in bay. Main wreckage not found. Was over gross weight. Alcohol involved

As the FAA filed it

BECAME MISSING, NIGHT FLIGHT. FOUND BODIES IN BAY. MAIN WRECKAGE NOT FOUND. WAS OVER GROSS WEIGHT. ALCOHOL INVOLVED

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.