# Accident 19820715029099A: Gulstm AA5, Bermuda Dunes, CA, July 15, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1982, 05:35 local time
- Place: Bermuda Dunes, CA
- Airport: Bermuda Dunes
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7484° N, 116.2748° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BERMUDA DUNES (UDD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7484&lon=-116.2748&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7115L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7115L-1982-11-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American AA-5 (registry code 0631410, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA5
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 481 total, 22 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82FUG14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FUG14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820715029099A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED ON TAKEOFF AFTER ENGINE MALFUNCTION AND ATTEMPTED EMERGENCY LANDING.

## 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 LAX82FUG14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FUG14), Jul 15, 1982: Grumman AA-5 (N7115L), Bermuda Dunes, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7115L (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19740602017669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740602017669A), Jun 2, 1974: Grumav AA5 (N7115L), Auburn, CA, Substantial damage. 2Nd apch.

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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