Gulf-Amer AA-5B N4539Q
12 July 1981 · Crested Butte, Colorado, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 12 July 1981 at about 10:25 local time, a Gulf-Amer AA-5B registered N4539Q was involved in an accident during in flight near Crested Butte, Colorado, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Crested Butte, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- Crested Butte
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Gulf-Amer AA-5B
- Registration
- N4539Q
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Boulder, Co
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2449
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
DENSITY ALT AT ACCIDENT SITE 13400 FEET, ACFT SERVICE CEILING 13800 FEET.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Gulf-Amer AA-5B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jul 1981 | Gulf Amer AA-5B | Stow, Massachusetts, United States | Aeronautics In | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Mar 1981 | Gulf Amer AA-5B | Tea, South Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Sep 1980 | Gulf-Amer AA-5B | Chesterfield, Missouri, United States | Bryan Manageme | Fatal | 3 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |