# Accident 19830707041439A: Gulstm AA5B, Old Bridge, NJ, July 7, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1983, 10:15 local time
- Place: Old Bridge, NJ
- Airport: Old Bridge
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3299° N, 74.3468° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at OLD BRIDGE (3N6), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3299&lon=-74.3468&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31ER (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA5B
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,221 total, 92 in this make and model, 92 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC83FA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FA168) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830707041439A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT AT 600 FEET AFTER TAKEOFF. TURNED BACK TO RUNWAY, STRUCK TREES. FUEL SELECTOR IN INTERMEDIATE POSITION.

## 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 NYC83FA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FA168), Jul 7, 1983: Grumman AA-5B (N31ER), Old Bridge, NJ, 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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