# Accident 19811231087459A: Gulstm AA5B, Truchas, NM, December 31, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 1981
- Place: Truchas, NM
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0367° N, 105.8125° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Truchas, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0367&lon=-105.8125&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81350, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81350-1983-09-07) (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 AA5B
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4K
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82FQA17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FQA17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811231087459A

## Narrative

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

WRECKAGE AND WEATHER REPORTS INDICATED AIRCRAFT HIT TREES ON A CLOUD OBSCURED MOUNTAINSIDE AT CRUISE SPEED.

## 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 FTW82FQA17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FQA17), Dec 31, 1981: Grum Amer AA-5B (N81350), Truchas, NM, destroyed, 4 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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