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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Gulstm AA-1 · Bishop, CA · August 10, 1983

Date
August 10, 1983 · 10:30 local
Place
Bishop, CA
Airport
Bishop
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6105L
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX83LA381
Reported as
Gulstm AA1
Reported engine
Lycoming O235C2C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,553 total70 in this make and model70 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Trim control problem on level off. Elected to land in open field. Impact folded gear. Trim tab bolt was missing.

As the FAA filed it

TRIM CONTROL PROBLEM ON LEVEL OFF. ELECTED TO LAND IN OPEN FIELD. IMPACT FOLDED GEAR. TRIM TAB BOLT WAS MISSING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.