# Accident 19920924038509A: Gulstm AA1A, Bedford, MA, September 24, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 1992, 12:00 local time
- Place: Bedford, MA
- Airport: Laurence G Hanscom Fld
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4699° N, 71.2890° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAURENCE G HANSCOM FLD (BED), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4699&lon=-71.2890&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6445L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6445L-1994-03-17) (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 O320E2G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,235 total, 100 in this make and model, 112 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO92LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA143) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920924038509A

## Narrative

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

LOST RUDDER CONTROL ON LIFTOFF. WING HIT RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT CARTWHEELED. FATIGUED RUDDER CABLE BROKE. A D ON CABLE.

## 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 BFO92LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA143), Sep 24, 1992: Grumman AA-1A (N6445L), Bedford, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION WHICH FAILED TO REVEAL A DETERIORATED RUDDER CABLE WHICH SUBSEQUENTLY FAILED AND CAUSED LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

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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