# Accident 19830703028019A: Gulstm AA5B, Kentland, IN, July 3, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1983, 13:30 local time
- Place: Kentland, IN
- Airport: Kentland
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7587° N, 87.4291° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KENTLAND MUNI (50I), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7587&lon=-87.4291&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4558E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4558E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gulfstream American AA-5B (registry code 3970106, https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-american-aa-5b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA5B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,250 total, 50 in this make and model, 78 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83LA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA293) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830703028019A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL LANDING IN SEVERE GUSTY CROSSWIND. CROSSWIND COMPONENT EXCEEDED. PILOT WAS AWARE OF WIND 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 CHI83LA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA293), Jul 3, 1983: Grumman AA-5B (N4558E), Kentland, IN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4558E (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20120923022609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120923022609I), Sep 23, 2012: Gulfstream American Corp AA-5B (N4558E), Lakeland, FL, Minor damage. The PIC while initiating landing during a pleasure flight, conditions clear & calm and all indications appeared normal until touchdown. The pilot stated she…

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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