# Accident 19931029041099A: Gulstm AA5A, Richmond Hill, GA, October 29, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 1993, 17:20 local time
- Place: Richmond Hill, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9307° N, 81.3000° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9307&lon=-81.3000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26462, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26462-1995-06-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5A (registry code 3960106, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA5A
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL94FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94FA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931029041099A

## Narrative

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

OBSERVED OVER RIVER. MAKE RIGHT STEEP TURN AND DIVE INTO RIVER. SERIOUS HEART DISEASE AND HIGH MEDICAL DRUGS USED.

## 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 ATL94FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94FA010), Oct 29, 1993: Grumman American AA-5A (N26462), Richmond Hill, GA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AN ADEQUATE ALTITUDE ABOVE THE WATER. AND HIS PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT DUE TO DRUGS.

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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