# Accident 19890105000409A: Gulstm AA1C, Richmond, IN, January 5, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 5, 1989, 15:00 local time
- Place: Richmond, IN
- Airport: Richmond Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8191° N, 84.8807° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8191&lon=-84.8807&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39000, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39000-2013-04-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-1C (registry code 3960100, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-1c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA1C
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,230 total, 143 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89DEX03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89DEX03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890105000409A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE ROUGHENED AND SLOWLY LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF. CRASH LANDED IN PLOWED FIELD. CONDITIONS GOOD FOR CARB ICING.

## 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 CHI89DEX03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89DEX03), Jan 5, 1989: Grumman American AA-1C (N39000), Richmond, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S ATTEMPT TO CONTINUE THE TAKEOFF WITH A PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE CARBURETOR ICING CONDITIONS.

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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