# Accident 19840311006469A: Gulstm AA1A, Smithville, TX, March 11, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 1984, 18:20 local time
- Place: Smithville, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0006° N, 97.1507° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0006&lon=-97.1507&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9460L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9460L-2014-11-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American AA-1A (registry code 0630710, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA1A
- Reported engine: LYC O235C2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 769 total, 662 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW84LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840311006469A

## Narrative

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

PILOT CONTINUED INTO DETERIORATING WEATHER AND AIRPLANE CRASHED DURING PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ATTEMPT.

## 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 FTW84LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA161), Mar 12, 1984: American AA-1A (N9460L), Smithville, TX, 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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