- Date
- July 11, 1982, 09:30 local (13:30 UTC)
- Place
- Newburg, PA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N28970Gulfstream American AA-5B
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 11, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820711027129A
- Case key
- 72007
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot on a personal cross-country flew into trees on a slope of blue mountain, PA at the 2284 foot level. The weather in the area was foggy and the mountain tops were obscured in clouds. There is no record of a weather briefing or communication by the flight. No flight plan was filed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N28970
- Reported as
- Gulfstream American AA-5B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- AA5B 0912
- Airframe hours
- 413
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4K, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Anthony Gabinelli
- Registered owner
- Anthony Gabinelli
- Departed
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Destination
- Manville, NJ
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 59
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 125 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Observed at
- 3 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.