# Accident 19861230085229A: Gulstm AA1A, Robertson, TX, December 30, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 30, 1986, 16:22 local time
- Place: Robertson, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4307° N, 101.6401° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4307&lon=-101.6401&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9493L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9493L-2013-09-11) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 242 total, 75 in this make and model, 63 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW87FA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87FA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861230085229A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED CIRCLING LOW OVER AN OIL RIG WHEN IT SPUN INTO THE GROUND.

## 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 FTW87FA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87FA041), Dec 30, 1986: American AA-1A (N9493L), Robertson, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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