# Accident 19821108070299A: Gulstm GA7, Norfolk, NE, November 8, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 1982, 23:20 local time
- Place: Norfolk, NE
- Airport: Karl Stefan Memor
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 42.0298° N, 97.4100° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0298&lon=-97.4100&mi=10
- Aircraft: N715GA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N715GA-1983-04-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. GA-7 (registry code 3960401, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-ga-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM GA7
- Reported engine: LYC O320D1D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,927 total, 196 in this make and model, 195 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC83FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83FA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821108070299A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES ON A VOR APPROACH. CRASHED AND BURNED. PILOT DESCENDED BELOW MOA. WEATHER BELOW APPROACH MINIMUMS.

## 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 MKC83FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83FA017), Nov 9, 1982: Grumman American GA-7 (N715GA), Norfolk, NE, destroyed, 1 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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