# Accident 19871114068009A: Gulstm AA1B, Tewkbury, MA, November 14, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 14, 1987, 14:00 local time
- Place: Tewkbury, MA
- Airport: Tew-Mac Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5975° N, 71.2046° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TEW MAC (80MA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5975&lon=-71.2046&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8993L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8993L-1989-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-1B (registry code 3960103, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA1B
- Reported engine: LYC O235C2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13 total, 13 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC88LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871114068009A

## Narrative

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

LANDED NOSE FIRST, BOUNCED, PORPOISED AND FLIPPED OVER DURING A LANDING.

## 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 NYC88LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA038), Nov 14, 1987: Grumman AA-1B (N8993L), Tewksbury, MA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8993L (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19840422027929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840422027929I), Apr 22, 1984: Gulstm AA1B (N8993L), New York, NY. Became lost on a solo cross country flight. Spotted jfk airport. Landed between two heavy jet airliners.
- [Accident 19780610016169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780610016169A), Jun 10, 1978: Gulstm AA1 (N8993L), Wiscasset, ME, Substantial damage. Plt stated overshot rwy after circling it with engine out.

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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