# Accident 19780120009399A: Gulstm AA1, Ormond Beach, FL, January 20, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 1978
- Place: Ormond Beach, FL
- Airport: Ormond Beach
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 29.3011° N, 81.1138° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ORMOND BEACH MUNI (OMN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3011&lon=-81.1138&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6331L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6331L-1980-08-05-AA1A-033) (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: 13 total, 8 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78FA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780120009399A

## Narrative

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

WND GUSTING 22K.FUEL SEL ON L TANK WHICH CONTAINED LESS THAN 1/2PEL. APPROX 7GAL IN RT TANK.

## 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 MIA78FA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FA034), Jan 20, 1978: Amer Avco AA1-A (N6331L), Ormond Beach, FL, destroyed, 1 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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