# Accident 19851109056799A: Gulstm AA5B, Gold Run, CA, November 9, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 1985, 17:57 local time
- Place: Gold Run, CA
- Airport: Truckee Tahoe
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1393° N, 120.8504° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1393&lon=-120.8504&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28495, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28495-2012-09-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B (registry code 3960105, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA5B
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4K
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851109056799A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO MOUNTAINOUS AREA AT NIGHT WITH LOW CLOUDS AND VISIBILITY IN SNOW SHOWERS.  IMPACTED TREES, THEN GROUND.

## 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 LAX86FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FA038), Nov 10, 1985: Grumman American AA-5B (N28495), Gold Run, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal

## Other reports on N28495 (1)

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

- [Incident 19781027027389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781027027389I), Oct 27, 1978: Gulstm AA5B (N28495), Van Nuys, CA, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control after bounced landing.

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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