19831114057459A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Gulstm AA-1 · Wiota, IA · November 14, 1983

Date
November 14, 1983 · 16:00 local
Place
Wiota, IA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5762L
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC84LA020
Reported as
Gulstm AA1
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,800 total10 in this make and model85 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine quit enroute. Nosed over landing in a muddy field. Fuel selector on empty tank. Fuel in other tank.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ENROUTE. NOSED OVER LANDING IN A MUDDY FIELD. FUEL SELECTOR ON EMPTY TANK. FUEL IN OTHER TANK.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.