# Accident 19840503015699A: Gulstm AA5B, Placerville, CA, May 3, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 1984, 04:47 local time
- Place: Placerville, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7298° N, 120.7997° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7298&lon=-120.7997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28867, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28867-2012-09-24) (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: 400 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84FA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA280) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840503015699A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DEPARTED IN IMC AND AIRCRAFT CRASHED 2 MILES WEST OF AIRPORT.

## 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 LAX84FA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA280), May 3, 1984: Grumman American AA-5B (N28867), Placerville, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N28867 (1)

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

- [Accident 19820316004089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820316004089A), Mar 16, 1982: Grumav AA5B (N28867), Placerville, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot tried to abort takeoff, due to poor braking ran off end of runway and aircraft ended up in pond.

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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