# Accident 19841209073279A: Gulstm AA5, Gallipolis, OH, December 9, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 9, 1984, 15:30 local time
- Place: Gallipolis, OH
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8201° N, 82.1910° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gallipolis, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8201&lon=-82.1910&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9627U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9627U-2013-03-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5 (registry code 3960104, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA5
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 51 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85FAMS1](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FAMS1) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841209073279A

## Narrative

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

AN AIRCRAFT WAS SEEN IMPACTING THE OHIO RIVER AFTER DUCKING UNDER POWERLINES. N96274 ONLY MISSING AIRCRAFT IN AREA.

## 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 ATL85FAMS1](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FAMS1), Dec 9, 1984: Grumman American AA-5 (N9627U), Dayton, OH, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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