# Accident 19790506009009A: Gulstm AA1A, Mountville, PA, May 6, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 1979, 15:56 local time
- Place: Mountville, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0427° N, 76.4291° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mountville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0427&lon=-76.4291&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6404L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6404L-1981-10-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American AA-1A (registry code 0630710, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 425 total, 399 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FGT15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FGT15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790506009009A

## Narrative

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

WITNESSES HEARD ENGINE SPUTTER, THEN SAW ACFT SPIN TO THE GROUND. FUEL SELECTOR ON LEFT TANK. LEFT TANK HAD 6 GALS.

## 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 NYC79FGT15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FGT15), May 6, 1979: Grumman AA1 (N6404L), Mountville, PA, substantial damage, 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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