# Accident 19770703017899A: Gulstm AA1, Boone, IA, July 3, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1977
- Place: Boone, IA
- Airport: Boone Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 42.0496° N, 93.8476° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BOONE MUNI (BNW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0496&lon=-93.8476&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9873U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9873U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5A (registry code 3960106, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA1
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 72 total, 1 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC77FCD28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FCD28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770703017899A

## Narrative

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

ABT 60LB OVERWEIGHT.

## 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 MKC77FCD28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FCD28), Jul 3, 1977: Amer Avco AA-5A (N9873U), Boone, IA, 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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