# Accident 19790105005639A: Gulstm AA1, Milroy, PA, January 5, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 5, 1979, 18:25 local time
- Place: Milroy, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7194° N, 77.5900° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Milroy, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7194&lon=-77.5900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6536L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6536L-2013-08-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-1B (registry code 3960103, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-1b) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 428 total, 88 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790105005639A

## Narrative

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

ACFT FLEW INTO A HILL. VSBY REPORTED AS 1 MILE OR LESS IN THE VICINITY OF THE ACCIDENT DUE TO SNOW.

## 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 NYC79FA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA030), Jan 5, 1979: Grum Amer AA-1B (N6536L), Milroy, PA, destroyed, 2 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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