# Accident 19830701028349A: Gulstm AA5A, Livermore, CA, July 1, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 1983, 07:15 local time
- Place: Livermore, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6805° N, 121.7501° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6805&lon=-121.7501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9945U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9945U-2013-05-31) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 455 total, 0 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83FA314](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA314) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830701028349A

## Narrative

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

ACCIDENT SITE 1200 FOOT ELEVATION. INVESTIGATION SUGGESTS FLYING UP CANYON IN LOW OVERCAST CONDITION.

## 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 LAX83FA314](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA314), Jul 1, 1983: Grumman American AA-5A (N9945U), Livermore, CA, 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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