# Accident 19881124051809A: Gulstm AA1A, North Vernon, IN, November 24, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 24, 1988, 13:45 local time
- Place: North Vernon, IN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9997° N, 85.6307° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9997&lon=-85.6307&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9396L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9396L-1989-02-02) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,680 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89FA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881124051809A

## Narrative

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

WAS OBSERVED BUZZING AND PERFORMING STEEP PULL UPS. LOST CONTROL AND DESCENDED VERTICALLY INTO TREES.

## 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 CHI89FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89FA027), Nov 24, 1988: Gulfstream AA1A (N9396L), North Vernon, IN, 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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