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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Gulstm AA-5B · Manchester, MA · September 28, 1985

Date
September 28, 1985 · 17:50 local
Place
Manchester, MA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N88SJ
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC85LA249
Reported as
Gulstm AA5B
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4K
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
526 total83 in this make and model0 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.

The engine lost power. The aircraft was ditched near the beach. Suspect carburetor icing.

As the FAA filed it

THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DITCHED NEAR THE BEACH. SUSPECT CARBURETOR ICING.

NTSB investigation

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