# Accident 19830820047299A: Gulstm AA1C, Tea, SD, August 20, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1983, 14:15 local time
- Place: Tea, SD
- Airport: Great Plains
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4410° N, 96.8297° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4410&lon=-96.8297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9634U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA1C
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 45 total, 42 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN83LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA195) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830820047299A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT DRIFTED OFF RUNWAY DURING LANDING.  HIT A DITCH THEN FLIPPED INVERTED.

## 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 DEN83LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA195), Aug 20, 1983: Grumman American AA-1C (N9634U), Tea, SD, 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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