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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Gulstm AA5A · Wausau, WI · August 3, 1984

Date
August 3, 1984 · 21:20 local
Place
Wausau, WI
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N26883
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI84LA329
Reported as
Gulstm AA5A
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2G
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
80 total1 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Loss of power due to carburetor icing. Hit trees on side of hill. Bypassed stevens point airport due to confusion.

As the FAA filed it

LOSS OF POWER DUE TO CARBURETOR ICING. HIT TREES ON SIDE OF HILL. BYPASSED STEVENS POINT AIRPORT DUE TO CONFUSION.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.