# Accident 19941204040372A: Gulstm AA5, Santa Paula, CA, December 4, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 1994, 14:30 local time
- Place: Santa Paula, CA
- Airport: Santa Paula Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4001° N, 119.0708° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4001&lon=-119.0708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6353L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA5
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 559 total, 475 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941204040372A

## Narrative

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

STARTING LANDING FLARE COLLIDED WITH LANDING 3537L THAT HAD TURNED INSIDE AND OVERTOOK HIS AIRCRAFT. CRASH LANDED.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N3537L, Grtlks 2T1A2: [Accident 19941204040371A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941204040371A)

## 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 LAX95LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA042), Dec 4, 1994: Grumman AA5 (N6353L), Santa Paula, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of both pilots to maintain an adequate visual lookout for other traffic in the pattern, and the other pilot's failure to effectively use the CTAF for position reports while in the pattern.

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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