# Accident 19930629020949A: Gulstm AA1, Vestal, NY, June 29, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 1993, 15:25 local time
- Place: Vestal, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0807° N, 76.0506° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0807&lon=-76.0506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5932L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5932L-2013-04-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American AA-1 (registry code 0630610, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA1
- Reported engine: LYC O235C2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 19,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC93FA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93FA133) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930629020949A

## Narrative

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

OBSERVED SPIRAL ENGINE ON OVER PRACTICE AREA. LEVELED PRIOR IMPACT INTO TREES. STUDENT MADE BOGAS ENGINE REPAIRS.

## 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 NYC93FA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93FA133), Jun 29, 1993: American General AA-1 (N5932L), Vestal, NY, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL STARVATION FROM A FUEL LEAK CAUSED BY INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE BY UNQUALIFIED PERSONNEL, THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED, WHICH RESULTED IN AN…

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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