# Accident 19821008054789A: Gulstm AA5B, Albin, WY, October 8, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 1982, 17:30 local time
- Place: Albin, WY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4169° N, 104.1015° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albin, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4169&lon=-104.1015&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81262, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81262-2012-07-24) (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 O360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 398 total, 25 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN83FTC01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83FTC01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821008054789A

## Narrative

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

PROCEEDED VFR INTO IMC. LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT. FORECAST WEATHER FOR BLIZZARD CONDITION. NO WEATHER BRIEFING.

## 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 DEN83FTC01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83FTC01), Oct 8, 1982: Grumman American AA-5B (N81262), Albin, WY, 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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