# Accident 19830515019149A: Gulstm AA1C, Makaha Valley, HI, May 15, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 1983, 10:10 local time
- Place: Makaha Valley, HI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 21.9708° N, 159.7096° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.9708&lon=-159.7096&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39019 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA1C
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 570 total, 26 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83LJA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LJA07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830515019149A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX83LJA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LJA07), May 15, 1983: Grumman AA-1C (N39019), Kauai, HI, 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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