# Accident 19850227040689A: Gulstm AA5, Horseshoe Beach, FL, February 27, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 1985, 22:39 local time
- Place: Horseshoe Beach, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.4390° N, 83.2805° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4390&lon=-83.2805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9228L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9228L-1988-04-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5 (registry code 3960104, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA5
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 644 total, 22 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA85FA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85FA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850227040689A

## Narrative

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

IMPACTED WATER AND CARTWHEELED ON DAR NIGHT. VFR PILOT WAS PARALLELING UNPOPULATED BEACH AREA TO IFR DESTINATION.

## 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 MIA85FA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85FA106), Feb 28, 1985: Grumman American AA-5 (N9228L), Horseshoe Beach, FL, destroyed, 1 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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