# Accident 19730902028739A: Gulstm AA1, Springfield, WV, September 2, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1973
- Place: Springfield, WV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 39.4436° N, 78.6976° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4436&lon=-78.6976&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9694L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9694L-1973-10-17) (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: 173 total, 21 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD74FIG09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FIG09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730902028739A

## Narrative

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

ATMTD R TURN TO AVOID STORM CELL ENCTRD SVR TURB,ACFT INVERTED-ENG QUIT.2 SHARP FLAT TURNS OBSVD.

## 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 IAD74FIG09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FIG09), Sep 2, 1973: Amer Avco AA-1B (N9694L), Springfield, WV, substantial damage

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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