# Accident 19970312002859A: Gulstm AA5A, Winters/Davis/W, CA, March 12, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 1997, 18:30 local time
- Place: Winters/Davis/W, CA
- Airport: Yolo County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4806° N, 124.1590° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4806&lon=-124.1590&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26848, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26848-2015-05-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gulfstream American AA-5A (registry code 3970104, https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-american-aa-5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA5A
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 654 total, 81 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA97LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970312002859A

## Narrative

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

CLIMBED INTO CLOUDS. BEGAN GETTING ICING. LOST POWER. UNABLE RETURN 2Q3 DITCHED IN COOS BAY. FAILED USE CARB HEAT.

## 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 SEA97LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA069), Mar 12, 1997: Gulfstream American AA-5A (N26848), North Bend, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to perform the proper remedial action of applying carburetor heat/alternate induction air after impact ice accumulated on his aircraft's induction air filter. Factors include…

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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