# Accident 19730704020989A: Gulstm AA1, Garberville, CA, July 4, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1973
- Place: Garberville, CA
- Airport: Garberville
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 40.0854° N, 123.8141° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GARBERVILLE (O16), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0854&lon=-123.8141&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5692L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5692L-1973-10-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American AA-1 (registry code 0630610, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,535 total, 21 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK74AP001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74AP001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730704020989A

## Narrative

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

NO WITNESSES.IMPACT NEAR VERTICAL SHORTLY AFTER TKOF.WRECKAGE CONSUMED BY RESULTING FOREST FIRE.

## 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 OAK74AP001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74AP001), Jul 4, 1973: Amer Avco AA1 (N5692L), Garberville, CA, 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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