# Accident 19821018053249A: Gulstm AA1B, New River, AZ, October 18, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 1982, 17:45 local time
- Place: New River, AZ
- Airport: Pleasant Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9159° N, 112.1360° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New River, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9159&lon=-112.1360&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9897L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9897L-2013-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-1B (registry code 3960103, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA1B
- Reported engine: LYC O235C2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 997 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83FUJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FUJ01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821018053249A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED WHEN TURNING FINAL FOR LANDING. WITNESS STATED AIRCRAFT AT VERY LOW ALTITUDE ATTEMPTING TURN.

## 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 LAX83FUJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FUJ01), Oct 19, 1982: Grumman American AA-1B (N9897L), New River, AZ, substantial damage, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N9897L (1)

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

- [Accident 19800810034919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800810034919A), Aug 10, 1980: Gulstm AA1B (N9897L), Farmington, MO, Substantial damage. Emergency landing caused by fuel exhaustion. Investigation revealed clogged air filter,may have contributed.

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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