# Accident 19850215005149A: Gulstm AA5, Ridgeland, SC, February 15, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 1985, 21:15 local time
- Place: Ridgeland, SC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4796° N, 80.9803° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4796&lon=-80.9803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5823L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA5
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 112 total, 17 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850215005149A

## Narrative

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

DID TOUCH AND GOES AT DEPARTURE AIRPORT TO REDUCE WEIGHT. RAN OUT OF FUEL EN ROUTE. HIT TREES DURING LANDING.

## 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 ATL85LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA099), Feb 16, 1985: Gulfstream AA-5 (N5823L), Ridgeland, SC, destroyed

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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