# Accident 19931217047029A: Gulstm G44A, Leesburg, FL, December 17, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 1993, 12:30 local time
- Place: Leesburg, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.7997° N, 81.8799° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7997&lon=-81.8799&mi=10
- Aircraft: N58DG (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G44A
- Reported engine: LYC GO480B1D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 23,000 total, 800 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA94LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931217047029A

## Narrative

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

LOST DEPTH PERCEPTION LANDING ON GRASSY LAKE WATER. FLARED TOO HIGH. HIT FLAT AND FLIPPED.

## 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 MIA94LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA039), Dec 17, 1993: Grumman G-44A (N58DG), Leesburg, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT MISJUDGED HIS ALTITUDE OVER GLASSY WATER DURING LANDING AND INADVERTENTLY TOUCHED DOWN IN A FLAT ATTITUDE.

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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