# Accident 19940618015449A: Gulstm AA5B, Apple Valley, CA, June 18, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 1994, 14:30 local time
- Place: Apple Valley, CA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5697° N, 117.1501° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5697&lon=-117.1501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4553R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4553R-1995-04-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gulfstream American AA-5B (registry code 3970106, https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-american-aa-5b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA5B
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4K
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 650 total, 648 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA258) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940618015449A

## Narrative

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

SETTLED AFTER TAKEOFF FROM PRIVATE STRIP. HIT FENCE AND COMPACTING MACHINE. BLAMED A DOWNDRAFT AND DENSITY ALTITUDE

## 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 LAX94LA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA258), Jun 18, 1994: Grumman AA-5B (N4553R), Apple Valley, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed in the takeoff initial climb and the resultant inadvertent entry into a stall/mush condition. High density altitude and downdraft conditions were…

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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