# Accident 19730515012029A: Gulstm AA1, W.Yellowstne, MT, May 15, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 1973
- Place: W.Yellowstne, MT
- Airport: West Yellowstone
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 44.6622° N, 111.1070° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Yellowstone, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6622&lon=-111.1070&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9638L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9638L-1973-06-25) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 15 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA73AS033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73AS033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730515012029A

## Narrative

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

RECOVERED 5/17/73. DENSITY ALT ABOUT 8500 FT.PLT BELIEVED UNFAMILIAR WITH MTN OPNS.

## 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 SEA73AS033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73AS033), May 15, 1973: Amer Avco AA-1B (N9638L), W.Yellowstne, MT, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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