# Accident 19791120033459A: Gulstm AA1A, New Boston, MO, November 20, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 20, 1979, 18:00 local time
- Place: New Boston, MO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9520° N, 92.8596° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Boston, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9520&lon=-92.8596&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9387L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9387L-2009-09-18) (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 AA1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 299 total, 247 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC80FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791120033459A

## Narrative

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

VFR PILOT PROCEEDED AT NIGHT INTO AREA OF ADVERSE WEATHER. HIT TREES ON HILL WHILE IN LEVEL FLT.

## 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 MKC80FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FA008), Nov 20, 1979: Amer Avco AA1-A (N9387L), New Boston, MO, 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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