19901101048829A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Gulstm AA-1B · Solana Beach, CA · November 1, 1990

Date
November 1, 1990 · 07:45 local
Place
Solana Beach, CA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9956L
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX91FA020
Reported as
Gulstm AA1B
Reported engine
Lycoming O235C2C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
945 total95 in this make and model

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Made sudden steep turn,rolled,stalled,and spun in. Helium balloons in area. Traffic watch, circling accident scene.

As the FAA filed it

MADE SUDDEN STEEP TURN,ROLLED,STALLED,AND SPUN IN. HELIUM BALLOONS IN AREA. TRAFFIC WATCH, CIRCLING ACCIDENT SCENE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.