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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Gulstm AA-1A · Chinook, MT · September 4, 1986

Date
September 4, 1986 · 15:30 local
Place
Chinook, MT
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6401L
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN86LA247
Reported as
Gulstm AA1A
Reported engine
Lycoming O235C2C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
70 total7 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The aircraft drifted into a fence after takeoff. Suspect passenger inadvertantly restricted control movements.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED INTO A FENCE AFTER TAKEOFF. SUSPECT PASSENGER INADVERTANTLY RESTRICTED CONTROL MOVEMENTS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.