# Accident 19791122033029A: Gulstm AA1B, Charleston, IL, November 22, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 22, 1979, 08:30 local time
- Place: Charleston, IL
- Airport: Coles Co Memorial
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4779° N, 88.2800° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at COLES COUNTY MEML (MTO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4779&lon=-88.2800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6245L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6245L-1980-12-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American AA-1B (registry code 0630820, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA1B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7 total, 7 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80FEV07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEV07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791122033029A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT TOOK OFF INTO ADVERSE WEATHER. LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT ON CLIMB. CRASHED ONE MILE FROM AIRPORT.

## 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 CHI80FEV07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEV07), Nov 22, 1979: American AA-1B (N6245L), Charleston, IL, 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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