# Accident 19831110057289A: Gulstm AA5B, Okeechobee, FL, November 10, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 1983, 21:40 local time
- Place: Okeechobee, FL
- Airport: Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 26.5298° N, 80.1901° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5298&lon=-80.1901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N123EF (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: 2,903 total, 302 in this make and model, 450 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA84LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831110057289A

## Narrative

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

CRASH OCCURRED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING AT NIGHT. EXHAUST VALVE HEAD BROKE CAUSING POWER LOSS.

## 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 MIA84LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA028), Nov 11, 1983: Grumman American AA-5B (N123EF), Okeechobee, FL, 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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