# Accident 19820213004049A: Gulstm 112A, Los Banos, CA, February 13, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 1982, 16:07 local time
- Place: Los Banos, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0634° N, 120.8384° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Los Banos, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0634&lon=-120.8384&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1433J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1433J-1982-09-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International 112A (registry code 7630302, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-112a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 112A
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1D6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82FA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820213004049A

## Narrative

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

CLOUDS BLOCKED FURTHER VFR LOW ALTITUDE FLIGHT. STRUCK A CANYON WALL TRYING TO MAKE A TURN AROUND. VFR NOT ADVISED.

## 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 LAX82FA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA073), Feb 14, 1982: Rockwell 112A (N1433J), Near Los Banos, 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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