# Accident 19860904046069A: Gulstm AA1A, Chinook, MT, September 4, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1986, 15:30 local time
- Place: Chinook, MT
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.4691° N, 109.2091° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.4691&lon=-109.2091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6401L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6401L-2013-04-29) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 70 total, 7 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN86LA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA247) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860904046069A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 DEN86LA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA247), Sep 4, 1986: Grumman AA-1A (N6401L), Chinook, MT, 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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