# Accident 19890415008009A: Gulstm AA1A, Bluffton, IN, April 15, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 1989, 14:40 local time
- Place: Bluffton, IN
- Airport: Miller Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7408° N, 85.1700° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7408&lon=-85.1700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9479L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9479L-1989-06-08) (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: 202 total, 30 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89DET04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89DET04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890415008009A

## Narrative

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

ABORTED DOWNWIND LANDING,WENT AROUND AND STALLED TURNING FOR UPWIND RUNWAY,HIT A WING,CARTWHEELED. FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 CHI89DET04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89DET04), Apr 15, 1989: American AA-1A (N9479L), Bluffton, IN, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: INADEQUATE AIRSPEED RESULTING IN A STALL/SPIN BY THE PILOT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: A TAILWIND AND WRONG RUNWAY SELECTED BY THE PILOT.

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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