# Accident 19880828035609A: Gulstm AA1A, Fairhope, AL, August 28, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 1988, 13:30 local time
- Place: Fairhope, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5098° N, 87.8791° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5098&lon=-87.8791&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9392L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9392L-1990-06-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American AA-1A (registry code 0630710, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA1A
- Reported engine: LYC O235C2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 462 total, 15 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL88LA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA240) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880828035609A

## Narrative

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

BUZZED HARBOR AT 30 FEET. ENGINE QUIT,PASSENGER PANICKED, PULLED BACK YOKE. AIRCRAFT STALLED. CRASHED INTO WATER.

## 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 ATL88LA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA240), Aug 28, 1988: American AA-1A (N9392L), Fairhope, AL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9392L (1)

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

- [Accident 19750703018899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750703018899A), Jul 3, 1975: Grumav AA1A (N9392L), Collegedale, TN, Substantial damage. Drifted l hit dirt bank.

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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