# Accident 19851003053869A: Gulstm AA5, Hurricane, WV, October 3, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 1985, 11:45 local time
- Place: Hurricane, WV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4301° N, 82.0096° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4301&lon=-82.0096&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9629U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9629U-2013-05-23) (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 O235L2C
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851003053869A

## Narrative

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

FLEW VFR INTO MOUNTAINOUS AREA WITH LOW CEILING AND VISIBILITY.  STRUCK TREES ON A CLOUD OBSCURED MOUNTAIN.

## 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 ATL86FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FA002), Oct 3, 1985: Grumman American AA-5 (N9629U), Hurricane, WV, destroyed, 4 fatal

## Other reports on N9629U (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19790708017519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790708017519A), Jul 8, 1979: Gulstm AA5 (N9629U), Warrenton, VA, Substantial damage. Engine stopped on training cross-country flight. Student failed to switch tanks,overshot emergency landing area.

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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