19941230043339A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Gulstm AA-5A · San Luis Obispo, CA · December 30, 1994

Date
December 30, 1994 · 21:30 local
Place
San Luis Obispo, CA
Phase of flight
Scud Running
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N26443
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX95FA068
Reported as
Gulstm AA5A
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2D
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
1,065 total

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Flew into side of cloud obscured mountain at night. Pilot was aware of ceiling and mountain obstacle en route.

As the FAA filed it

FLEW INTO SIDE OF CLOUD OBSCURED MOUNTAIN AT NIGHT. PILOT WAS AWARE OF CEILING AND MOUNTAIN OBSTACLE EN ROUTE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.