# Accident 19830930052479A: Gulstm 560E, Matacumbe Key, FL, September 30, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1983, 18:00 local time
- Place: Matacumbe Key, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N70C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70C-1996-03-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 560-E (registry code 0141406, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-560-e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 560E
- Reported engine: LYC GO480C1B6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,525 total, 35 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA83FA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83FA242) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830930052479A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN OCEAN FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. AIRCRAFT WAS SUSPECTED OF BEING USED IN DRUG HAULING OPERATION.

## 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 MIA83FA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83FA242), Sep 30, 1983: Rockwell 560E (N70C), Matacumbe Key, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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