# Accident 19870606018859A: Gulstm AA1B, Bulverde, TX, June 6, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 1987, 09:30 local time
- Place: Bulverde, TX
- Airport: Bulverde Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7704° N, 98.4508° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7704&lon=-98.4508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1403R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA1B
- Reported engine: LYC O235C2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 333 total, 59 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW87FA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87FA137) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870606018859A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO STAY AIRBORNE ON TAKEOFF. ABORTED AND GROUND LOOPED INTO A TREE TO AVOID OVERRUN. MAG SWITCH ON ONE MAG.

## 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 FTW87FA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87FA137), Jun 6, 1987: Grumman AA-1B (N1403R), Bulverde, TX, 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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