# Accident 19890406012189A: Gulstm AA1A, Missing, WA, April 6, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 1989
- Place: Missing, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.0998° N, 121.5998° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0998&lon=-121.5998&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9473L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9473L-1990-11-21) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 25 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89FA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89FA186) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890406012189A

## Narrative

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

BECAME MISSING ON FLIGHT FROM MOSES LAKE TO SEATTLE. AIRCRAFT PRESUMED DESTROYED AND PILOT DECEASED. NOTHING FOUND.

## 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 SEA89FA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89FA186), Apr 7, 1989: American AA-1A (N9473L), Enumclaw, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: ATTEMPTED FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS. FACTORS INCLUDE CLOUDS, DOWNDRAFTS, HIGH WINDS.

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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