# Accident 19830705028439A: Gulstm AA1B, Newport, AR, July 5, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1983, 19:30 local time
- Place: Newport, AR
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6205° N, 91.2293° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6205&lon=-91.2293&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1480R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1480R-1997-02-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-1B (registry code 3960103, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA1B
- Reported engine: LYC O235C2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83FA319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83FA319) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830705028439A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO A POWERLINE SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT DEMOLISHED BY GROUND IMPACT.

## 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 FTW83FA319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83FA319), Jul 6, 1983: Grumman AA-1B (N1480R), Newport, AR, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N1480R (2)

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

- [Accident 19800531026349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800531026349A), May 31, 1980: Gulstm AA1B (N1480R), Sussex, NJ, Substantial damage. VFR departure into marginal weather. Heavy rain. Tried to turn back. Elected to land off airport. Wing hit tree.
- [Accident 19780827027029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780827027029A), Aug 27, 1978: Grumav AA1B (N1480R), Mckeesport, PA, Substantial damage

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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