# Accident 19930515013939A: Gulstm AA5, Visalia, CA, May 15, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 1993, 20:15 local time
- Place: Visalia, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2904° N, 119.3794° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2904&lon=-119.3794&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9520L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9520L-1994-06-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5 (registry code 3960104, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA5
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 800 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA216) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930515013939A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK WIRES FLYING OVER A RIVER. WIRE IMPACT CAUSED A FIRE IN AIRCRAFT. LANDED IN FIELD. TEST POSITIVE FOR ALCOHOL

## 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 LAX93LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA216), May 16, 1993: Grumman American AA5 (N9520L), Visalia, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO SEE AND AVOID THE WIRES DUE TO ALCOHOL IMPAIRMENT. A FACTOR WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING OVER THE RIVER.

## Other reports on N9520L (1)

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

- [Accident 19740821026539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740821026539A), Aug 21, 1974: Grumav AA5 (N9520L), Elko, NV, Substantial damage. Used 80 pct of rwy bfor attmptd abort. Wg hit rwy lt. density alt abt 6000FT.

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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