# Incident 19831223074029I: Gulstm AA1B, Eau Claire, WI, December 23, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 1983, 20:30 local time
- Place: Eau Claire, WI
- Airport: County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8113° N, 91.4985° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eau Claire, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8113&lon=-91.4985&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1620R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1620R-2024-01-21) (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: 663 total, 13 in this make and model, 73 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831223074029I

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. SLID OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY. HIT A SNOWBANK.

## Other reports on N1620R (1)

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

- [Incident 19840317021569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840317021569I), Mar 17, 1984: Gulstm AA1B (N1620R), Columbus, MS, Minor damage. Flared too high during landing, bounced. Damaged nose landing gear and propeller. Practicing night landings.

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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