# Accident 19830803037829A: Gulstm AA1B, Alexandria, IN, August 3, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1983, 12:05 local time
- Place: Alexandria, IN
- Airport: Alexandria
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2325° N, 85.6375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ALEXANDRIA (I99), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2325&lon=-85.6375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8952L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8952L-1984-07-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-1B (registry code 3960103, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA1B
- Reported engine: LYC O320A3B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 635 total, 135 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83LA355](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA355) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830803037829A

## Narrative

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

LEVELED OFF TOO HIGH. FAILED TO CORRECT UNTIL A WING DROPPED TO THE RUNWAY. GROUND LOOPED AND NOSED OVER.

## 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 CHI83LA355](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA355), Aug 3, 1983: Grumman AA1B (N8952L), Alexandria, IN, substantial damage

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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