19851006073799A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Gulstm AA5B · Orinda, CA · October 6, 1985

Date
October 6, 1985 · 15:15 local
Place
Orinda, CA
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N45293
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX86FA003
Reported as
Gulstm AA5B
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4K
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
225 total60 in this make and model6 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.

Attempted flight through mountainous area with low ceiling and visibility. Lost control of the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

ATTEMPTED FLIGHT THROUGH MOUNTAINOUS AREA WITH LOW CEILING AND VISIBILITY. LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

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