# Accident 19911121053489A: Gulstm AA1C, Lantana, FL, November 21, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 1991, 21:40 local time
- Place: Lantana, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.5797° N, 80.0709° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5797&lon=-80.0709&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9783U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9783U-2013-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-1C (registry code 3960100, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-1c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA1C
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,531 total, 392 in this make and model, 319 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA92LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911121053489A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE WENT TO IDLE IN FLIGHT. LANDING ON A ROAD STRUCK VEHICLES. THROTTLE CABLE BECAME DETACHED FROM CARBURETOR.

## 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 MIA92LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA033), Nov 22, 1991: Grumman AA-1C (N9783U), Lantana, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE IMPROPER MAINTENANCE ASSEMBLY AND INSPECTION OF THE THROTTLE LINKAGE WHICH RESULTED IN THE THROTTLE LINKAGE BECOMING DISCONNECTED IN FLIGHT AND SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.

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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