# Accident 19820717030509A: Gulstm AA1B, Gatesville, NC, July 17, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1982, 20:20 local time
- Place: Gatesville, NC
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4071° N, 76.7569° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gatesville, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4071&lon=-76.7569&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8870L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA1B
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 280 total, 1 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL82FLJ07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FLJ07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820717030509A

## Narrative

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

DISTRACTED BY DEER ON RUNWAY, ALLOWED HIGH SINK RATE ON FINAL. STRUCK WIRES AND CRASHED SHORT OF RUNWAY.

## 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 ATL82FLJ07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FLJ07), Jul 18, 1982: Grumman American AA-1B (N8870L), Gatesville, NC, substantial damage

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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