# Accident 19821211063509A: Gulstm AA1B, Summersville, WV, December 11, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 1982, 18:00 local time
- Place: Summersville, WV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2804° N, 80.8406° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2804&lon=-80.8406&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1621R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1621R-2014-09-10) (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 AA1B
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 23 total, 15 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821211063509A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT DEPARTED AT DUSK INTO DETERIORATING WEATHER WITH SNOW,FOG AND LOW CLOUDS. FLEW INTO A MOUNTAINSIDE.

## 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 ATL83FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA060), Dec 11, 1982: Grumman American AA-1B (N1621R), Summerville, WV, 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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