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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Gulstm AA-1 · Elkton, VA · July 6, 1980

Date
July 6, 1980 · 10:30 local
Place
Elkton, VA
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6168L
Reported as
Gulstm AA1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
264 total73 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

After precautionary landing, pilot attempted takeoff from field & crashed when aircraft struck a stump.

As the FAA filed it

AFTER PRECAUTIONARY LANDING, PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM FIELD & CRASHED WHEN AIRCRAFT STRUCK A STUMP.