# Accident 19730206004449A: Gulstm AA1, Attapulgus, GA, February 6, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 1973
- Place: Attapulgus, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Sfl Cruise
- Location: 30.7495° N, 84.4839° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Attapulgus, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7495&lon=-84.4839&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6408L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6408L-2013-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American AA-1A (registry code 0630710, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,313 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA73AM080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73AM080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730206004449A

## Narrative

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

HIT TREES.

## 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 MIA73AM080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73AM080), Feb 6, 1973: Amer Avco AA1 (N6408L), Attapulgus, GA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N6408L (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19780219003169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780219003169A), Feb 19, 1978: Gulstm AA1 (N6408L), Bay City, MI, Substantial damage. VFR go-around.

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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