# Accident 19901101048829A: Gulstm AA1B, Solana Beach, CA, November 1, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 1990, 07:45 local time
- Place: Solana Beach, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9996° N, 117.2590° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9996&lon=-117.2590&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9956L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9956L-1992-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-1B (registry code 3960103, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA1B
- Reported engine: LYC O235C2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 945 total, 95 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91FA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901101048829A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX91FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91FA020), Nov 1, 1990: Grumman AA-1B (N9956L), Solana Beach, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE INADVERTENT STALL/SPIN. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S DECISION TO ALLOW THE REPORTER PASSENGER TO FLY THE AIRCRAFT IN A CRITICAL FLIGHT SITUATION, HIS DECISION TO ALLOW THE AIRCRAFT…

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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