# Accident 19850902064129A: Gulstm AA5, Boone, IA, September 2, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1985, 11:30 local time
- Place: Boone, IA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0501° N, 93.8690° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0501&lon=-93.8690&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16LB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16LB-1989-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gulfstream American AA-5B (registry code 3970106, https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-american-aa-5b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA5
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 375 total, 327 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC85LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA204) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850902064129A

## Narrative

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

DESCENDED FROM CLOUDS IN NEAR VERTICAL BANK, STALLED AT LOW ALTITUDE AND STRUCK GROUND. PILOT NOT IFR RATED.

## 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 MKC85LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA204), Sep 2, 1985: Grumman AA5 (N16LB), Boone, IA, substantial damage

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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