# Accident 19830715075959A: Gulstm G159, Bristol-Johnson, TN, July 15, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1983, 21:08 local time
- Place: Bristol-Johnson, TN
- Airport: Tri-City Regional Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: TAGA
- Location: 36.4752° N, 82.4074° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4752&lon=-82.4074&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68TG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68TG-1983-11-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-159 (registry code 3952202, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-159) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G159
- Reported engine: RROYCE DART5298E
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,927 total, 427 in this make and model, 61 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA83AA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA83AA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830715075959A

## Narrative

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

LANDED LONG AT DUSK IN HAZE. RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY DOWN SLOPE INTO A FENCE.

## 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 DCA83AA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA83AA032), Jul 16, 1983: Grumman G-159 (N68TG), Blountville, TN, 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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