# Accident 19831029057929A: Gulstm AA5B, Quartzsite, AZ, October 29, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 1983, 17:25 local time
- Place: Quartzsite, AZ
- Airport: Quartzsite
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6598° N, 114.2307° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6598&lon=-114.2307&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28221 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA5B
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 780 total, 347 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831029057929A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED ROUGH ENGINE CAUSED HIM TO LAND ON A ROAD DURING WHICH HE LOST CONTROL. LEFT THE ROAD AND HIT A TREE

## 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 LAX84LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA038), Oct 30, 1983: Grumman AA-5B (N28221), Quartzsite, AZ, 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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