# Accident 19730505012769A: Gulstm AA1, Frackville, PA, May 5, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 1973
- Place: Frackville, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 40.7833° N, 76.2329° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Frackville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7833&lon=-76.2329&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9608L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9608L-1973-07-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-1B (registry code 3960103, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 146 total, 8 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC73FGT10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FGT10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730505012769A

## Narrative

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

DRG ATMTD LDG ON ROAD PLT NOTED WIRES IN APCH PATH,UN AVOID.

## 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 NYC73FGT10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FGT10), May 5, 1973: Amer Avco AA-1B (N9608L), Frackville, PA, destroyed

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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