# Accident 19851024056249A: Gulstm AA5B, Ozona, TX, October 24, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 1985, 12:00 local time
- Place: Ozona, TX
- Airport: Riggs Ranch
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.6996° N, 101.2009° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6996&lon=-101.2009&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28228 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA5B
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 308 total, 251 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW86FA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86FA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851024056249A

## Narrative

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

VFR PILOT ENTERED CLOUDS AND WAS SEEN EMERGING IN 45 DEGREE NOSE DOWN UNTIL IMPACT. CONSUMPTION OF ALOHOL A FACTOR.

## 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 FTW86FA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86FA019), Oct 24, 1985: Gulfstream American AA-5B (N28228), Ozona, TX, destroyed, 1 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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