# Accident 19831120058099A: Gulstm AA5B, Boulder, CO, November 20, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 20, 1983, 15:26 local time
- Place: Boulder, CO
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0205° N, 105.2499° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0205&lon=-105.2499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28420, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28420-2013-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B (registry code 3960105, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA5B
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4K
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 77 total, 77 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN84FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84FA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831120058099A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED AND OVERCONTROLLED ON 3 TRIES AT LANDING. ON 4TH GO AROUND SETTLED DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. CRASHED IN 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 DEN84FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84FA027), Nov 20, 1983: Grumman American AA-5B (N28420), Boulder, CO, destroyed, 4 fatal

## Other reports on N28420 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19800820037699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800820037699A), Aug 20, 1980: Gulstm AA5B (N28420), Boulder, CO, Substantial damage. During go around engine quit,aircraft crashed into lake.

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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