# Accident 19840309052679A: Gulstm AA5B, Carlsbad, CA, March 9, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 1984, 16:27 local time
- Place: Carlsbad, CA
- Airport: Mcclellan Palomar
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1297° N, 117.2991° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1297&lon=-117.2991&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74862, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74862-2014-11-18) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 285 total, 230 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA211) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840309052679A

## Narrative

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

BEGAN DRIFT OFF RUNWAY ALIGNMENT ON SHORT FINAL. PASSENGER PANICKED AND FROZE ON CONTROLS. HIT 3 PARKED AIRCRAFT.

## 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 LAX84LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA211), Mar 10, 1984: Grumman AA-5B (N74862), Carlsbad, CA, 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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