# Accident 19831030055949A: Gulstm AA5A, Monroe, MI, October 30, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 1983, 17:00 local time
- Place: Monroe, MI
- Airport: Monroe Custer
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9099° N, 83.3799° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9099&lon=-83.3799&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27174, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N27174) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5A (registry code 3960106, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA5A
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 527 total, 273 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI84LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831030055949A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE HARD LANDING THEN LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.  AICRAFT RAN OFF RUNWAY INTO A DITCH.

## 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 CHI84LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA031), Oct 30, 1983: Grumman American AA-5A (N27174), Monroe, MI, 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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