# Accident 19730510017569A: Gulstm AA1, N.Atlantic Ocea, May 10, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 1973
- Place: N.Atlantic Ocea
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Aircraft: N6327L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6327L-1973-10-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American AA-1B (registry code 0630820, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 535 total, 156 in this make and model, 94 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA73DKT95](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DKT95) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730510017569A

## Narrative

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

PLT RPTD OVR BIMINI AND CONFIRMED TOWERING CUMULUS.CARB HEAT ON.TURB IN AREA.PLT DITCHED ACFT.

## 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 MIA73DKT95](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DKT95), May 10, 1973: Amer Avco AA1-B (N6327L), N.Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean), 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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