# Accident 19770518018109A: Gulstm AA1, Placerville, CA, May 18, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 1977
- Place: Placerville, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 38.7311° N, 120.7977° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Placerville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7311&lon=-120.7977&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9449L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9449L-1977-09-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American AA-1A (registry code 0630710, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 75 total, 4 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK77FXQ20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77FXQ20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770518018109A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED SNOW FLURRIES.ATMTD 180DEG TURN,HIT TREES.

## 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 OAK77FXQ20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77FXQ20), May 18, 1977: Grum Amer AA-1A (N9449L), Placerville, CA, 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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