# Accident 19731113036639A: Gulstm AA1, Bedford, MA, November 13, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 13, 1973
- Place: Bedford, MA
- Airport: Hanscom Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Location: 42.4906° N, 71.2762° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bedford, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4906&lon=-71.2762&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9411L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9411L-1975-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American AA-1A (registry code 0630710, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 13 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC74DNA25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74DNA25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731113036639A

## Narrative

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

HAND PROP ENG STARTED PLT UN MOVE THROTTLE FM FULL OPEN.BRACKET 501112-501 THROTTLE 507002-1 BENT

## 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 NYC74DNA25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74DNA25), Nov 13, 1973: Amer Avco AA-1A (N9411L), Bedford, MA, 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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