# Accident 19830708033419A: Gulstm AA1B, Boulder City, NV, July 8, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 1983, 18:34 local time
- Place: Boulder City, NV
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9900° N, 114.8099° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9900&lon=-114.8099&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1507R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1507R-2012-08-06) (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 O235C2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 475 total, 466 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83LA328](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA328) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830708033419A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO LAND WITH A 30 KNOT TAILWIND. ADVISED TO GO AROUND. STRUCK RISING TERRAIN ON THE CLIMBOUT.

## 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 LAX83LA328](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA328), Jul 9, 1983: Grumman American AA-1B (N1507R), Boulder City, NV, destroyed

## Other reports on N1507R (1)

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

- [Incident 19781211024769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781211024769I), Dec 11, 1978: Gulstm AA1 (N1507R), Santa Monica, CA. Pilot declared an emergency due to rough engine. No engine problems found. Suspect roughness due to carb heat

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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