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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Gulstm AA-1B · Roswell, NM · December 15, 1990

Date
December 15, 1990 · 10:11 local
Place
Roswell, NM
Airport
Roswell Industrial Air Center
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1638R
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN91LA025
Reported as
Gulstm AA1B
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
800 total150 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Engine lost power on climbout. Landed short of runway trying to return. Low compression and fouled sparkplugs.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY TRYING TO RETURN. LOW COMPRESSION AND FOULED SPARKPLUGS.

NTSB investigation

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