# Accident 19840205002279A: Gulstm AA5B, Lake Havasu Cit, AZ, February 5, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 5, 1984, 20:30 local time
- Place: Lake Havasu Cit, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4808° N, 114.3197° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4808&lon=-114.3197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81317, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81317) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B (registry code 3960105, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA5B
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 980 total, 895 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA167) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840205002279A

## Narrative

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

LOST THE PROP ENROUTE AT NIGHT. STRUCK A PALO VERDE TREE ON FORCED LANDING. A D ON PROP HUG NOT ACCOMPLISHED.

## 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 LAX84LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA167), Feb 6, 1984: Grumman American AA-5B (N81317), Lake Havasu Cit, AZ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N81317 (1)

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

- [Accident 20250919017762A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250919017762A), Sep 19, 2025: Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5B (N81317), Plmouth, MA, Minor damage. Pilot started aircraft at approximately and began to taxi in northerly direction from hangar along unnamed taxiway between hangar 332 and 324. Shortly after…

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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