# Accident 19830810039769A: Gulstm AA1, Bishop, CA, August 10, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1983, 10:30 local time
- Place: Bishop, CA
- Airport: Bishop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5009° N, 118.3092° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5009&lon=-118.3092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6105L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6105L-1984-03-01) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,553 total, 70 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83LA381](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA381) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830810039769A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX83LA381](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA381), Aug 10, 1983: Grumman American AA1 (N6105L), Bishop, CA, 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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