# Accident 19910707026369A: Gulstm AA1A, Sequim, WA, July 7, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1991, 10:00 local time
- Place: Sequim, WA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.0605° N, 123.0595° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0605&lon=-123.0595&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5FA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5FA-1992-12-28) (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: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 123 total, 26 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910707026369A

## Narrative

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

ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO DRIFT OFF RUNWAY AND SETTLED INTO TALL GRASS. RIGHT MAIN WAS SEVERED HITTING A DITCH.

## 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 SEA91LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA161), Jul 7, 1991: American AA-1A (N5FA), Sequim, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS A HIDDEN OBSTRUCTION.

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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