# Accident 19830609024929A: Gulstm AA1, Mechanicsburg, PA, June 9, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 1983, 18:45 local time
- Place: Mechanicsburg, PA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2094° N, 77.0006° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2094&lon=-77.0006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5962L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5962L-1983-11-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American AA-1 (registry code 0630610, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA1
- Reported engine: LYC O235C2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,590 total, 3 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC83LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA138) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830609024929A

## Narrative

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

MISJUDGED AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE. UNABLE TO CLIMB AFTER LIFTOFF FROM UPHILL STRIP. IMPACT WITH DEAD LOGS SEVERED GEAR

## 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 NYC83LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA138), Jun 9, 1983: Grumman American AA-1 (N5962L), Mechanicsburg, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5962L (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19741004033059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741004033059A), Oct 4, 1974: Grumav AA1 (N5962L), N Sioux Cty, SD, Substantial damage. Wind increased and shifted after student was clrd for 1st sup solo flt.
- [Accident 19730830025199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730830025199A), Aug 30, 1973: Grumav AA1 (N5962L), Conway, SC, Substantial damage. Gusting to 12K.

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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