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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Gulstm AA1C · Makaha Valley, HI · May 15, 1983

Date
May 15, 1983 · 10:10 local
Place
Makaha Valley, HI
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N39019
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX83LJA07
Reported as
Gulstm AA1C
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
570 total26 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot reported unable to check a sink rate after a 180 to avoid low clouds. Crashed into trees on upslope.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REPORTED UNABLE TO CHECK A SINK RATE AFTER A 180 TO AVOID LOW CLOUDS. CRASHED INTO TREES ON UPSLOPE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.