# Accident 19851006073799A: Gulstm AA5B, Orinda, CA, October 6, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 1985, 15:15 local time
- Place: Orinda, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8898° N, 122.1893° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8898&lon=-122.1893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45293 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA5B
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4K
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 225 total, 60 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86FA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851006073799A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX86FA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FA003), Oct 6, 1985: Gulfstream AA-5B (N45293), Orinda, CA, destroyed, 3 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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