# Accident 19840520051669A: Gulstm AA1, Millstadt, IL, May 20, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1984, 14:35 local time
- Place: Millstadt, IL
- Airport: Rla
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4495° N, 90.0897° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4495&lon=-90.0897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8973L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8973L-2021-05-19) (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 AA1
- Reported engine: LYC O235C2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 965 total, 76 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI84LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA200) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840520051669A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STALLED AIRCRAFT DURING FLARE FOR LANDING. AIRCRAFT HIT HARD BREAKING LANDING GEAR AND FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 CHI84LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA200), May 20, 1984: Grumman AA-1B (N8973L), Millstadt, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8973L (1)

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

- [Accident 19780218006759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780218006759A), Feb 18, 1978: Grumav AA1B (N8973L), Fort Wayne,In, IN, 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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