# Accident 19900717027079A: Gulstm STCAA1, Highland, NY, July 17, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1990, 19:07 local time
- Place: Highland, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7095° N, 73.9599° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7095&lon=-73.9599&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1404R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1404R-2007-01-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-1B (registry code 3960103, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM STCAA1
- Reported engine: LYC O235C2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 140 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA165) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900717027079A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED ENGINE FAILED WHILE FLYING LOW OVER HJILLS ALONG RIVER. STRUCK TREES AVOIDING A TOWER. NO ENGINE DEFECTS.

## 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 NYC90LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA165), Jul 17, 1990: Grumman AA-1 (N1404R), Highland, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: OFF AIRPORT LANDING IN UNSUITABLE TERRAIN DUE TO A POWER LOSS FOR UNKNOWN REASONS.

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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