# Accident 19880530071439A: Gulstm AA1B, Dover, PA, May 30, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 1988, 10:00 local time
- Place: Dover, PA
- Airport: Lazy B Ranch Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0000° N, 76.8394° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0000&lon=-76.8394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9981L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9981L-1993-03-04) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 234 total, 125 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC88LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA148) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880530071439A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO CLIMB OUT OF GROUND EFFECT DUE TO NOSE HIGH LIFTOFF WARM AND HUMID. TAIL HIT SIGN. SETTLED INTO A FENCE.

## 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 NYC88LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA148), May 30, 1988: Grumman AA-1B (N9981L), Dover, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN RUNWAY ALIGNMENT OBSTRUCTIONS NEAR THE END OF THE RUNWAY (SIGN, STONE FENCE & TREE).

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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