# Accident 19821114058469A: Gulstm AA5A, Great Harbour, Bahamas, November 14, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 14, 1982, 11:27 local time
- Place: Great Harbour, Bahamas
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N26287, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26287-2012-10-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5A (registry code 3960106, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA5A
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 598 total, 53 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA83LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83LA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821114058469A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER OVER OCEAN. DITCHED. AIRPLANE SANK. CAUSE OF ENGINE FAILURE UNKNOWN.

## 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 MIA83LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83LA030), Nov 14, 1982: Gulfstream American AA5A (N26287), Nr.Chubeay, Bahamas, destroyed

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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