# Accident 19850630053559A: Gulstm AA1, Gallup, NM, June 30, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 1985, 13:15 local time
- Place: Gallup, NM
- Airport: Senator Clarke
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5195° N, 108.7299° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5195&lon=-108.7299&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5984L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5984L-1993-04-14) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 108 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN85LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA176) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850630053559A

## Narrative

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

DESCENDED AND CRASHED AFTER TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT CLIMB. DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS 9600 FEET.

## 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 DEN85LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA176), Jun 30, 1985: American AA-1 (N5984L), Gallup, NM, destroyed

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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