# Accident 19831119059399A: Gulstm AA5A, Addison, TX, November 19, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 19, 1983, 23:20 local time
- Place: Addison, TX
- Airport: Addison
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9606° N, 96.8292° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9606&lon=-96.8292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26242, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26242-2012-09-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5A (registry code 3960106, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA5A
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 369 total, 128 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW84LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831119059399A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT DURING APPROACH FOR LANDING. CRASH OCCURRED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING. CARBURETOR ICE INDICATED.

## 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 FTW84LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA066), Nov 19, 1983: Grumman AA-5A (N26242), Addison, TX, 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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