# Accident 19860710031859A: Gulstm AA1B, Marston Mills, MA, July 10, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 1986, 12:15 local time
- Place: Marston Mills, MA
- Airport: Marston Mills Heliport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6404° N, 70.4078° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Marston Mills Heliport (3MA9), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6404&lon=-70.4078&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2NH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2NH-2013-07-30) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC86LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA177) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860710031859A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON INITIAL CLIMB AND HIT A TREE ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT HIT GROUND OUT OF CONTROL

## 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 NYC86LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA177), Jul 10, 1986: Grumman AA-1B (N2NH), Marston Mills, MA, 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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